17 - MISSION D'ABYSSINIE - Peinture d'Eglise - Saint-Georges terrassant le dragon. ("Church Painting - Saint-George striking down the dragon.") A photograph of a painting in which a man holding a shield and two spears rides a white horse over an anthropomorphic creature with spiked hair and a pointed tongue. The rider has pierced the creature with a spear., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank.
A large tile-roofed hospital is shown through the gate of a low stone wall. Several people stand on the steps of the hospital., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting on it and is addressed and postmarked. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Mission des Filles de la Charite a Coquilhautville" "Missie van de Dochters der Liefde te Coquilhatville." "Hopital Europeen. Hospitaal voor Europeanen."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Mr Richard chef de Poste a Pangala faisant porter un tronc d'acajou. ("Mr. Richard, chief of the Station at Pangala, making men carry a trunk of a mahogany tree.") A European man pointing with a stick directs a group of twelve young indigenous men carrying a tree trunk. Postcard issued by the "Missions des Peres du St-Esprit - Congo Francais.", and The back of the postcard is blank.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., KUBUNA - Soeurs indigenes. ("KUBUNA - Indigenous sisters.") A European man wearing a cross necklace poses with thirteen indigenous sisters and thirteen children., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Missionnaires du Sacre-Coeur d'Issoudun. -- PAPOUASIE - NOUVELLE-GUINEE (Oceanie)." ("Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Issoudun. -- NEW GUINEA - NEW GUINEA (Oceania).") The missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic order.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ecole officielle pour jeunes Filles européennes Un ball 'Marquis et Marquises' (Official school official for European young girls - a ballet 'Marquis and Marquises'") European students are posed outside dressed up in gowns to perform a ballet. There is also information about the mission agency: "Les Soeurs de la Charité à Elisabethville", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., European teachers at Amanzimtoti Institute Eight men and women teachers pose for the camera, holding cups of tea., and From the collection of Caroline Frost who was a missionary in South Africa serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1897 to 1940.