"Greetings from The Moncrieff's [sic] -- Christmas 1939" Five missionary family members in a line. l-r: A man in a light colored suit, a girl in a print dress with long hair, a woman in a shirt and skirt, and two boys in short sleeved shirts and shorts. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Very best Christmas wishes from The Quentin family! Xmas 1907. Keating , Albert -- Peter Jr is really good [illegible]. (or so his Mother says!!) Tho his picture doesn't look it! A missionary family poses for a portrait in a garden. A man in a three piece suit is standing up, to his left is a little girl in a dress, holding a drawstring purse, standing on a chair. To his right is a woman, seated and holding a baby. To the woman's right is a girl with a bow in her hair.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard has no handwriting., and Wereld Evangelisatie Kruistocht "Bidt voor ons, dat het woord des Heren snelle voortgang hebbe en verheerlykt worde 2 THes. 3:4" "Emmy, Jacob, Henriette en Ellen Spronk Geloofsgemeenschap Luctor et Emergo Oldenbroek." "Mission Evangelique BP. 8 - Gaoua Haute Volta [Burkina Faso]". In an inset photograph, a missionary woman holds two young children. Her husband stands beside her.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions des P. P. du Saint-Esprit - Cameroun "Dans un poste etoigne : Contingent imposant de catechistes". A Catholic missionary father stands outdoors among a large group of assembled catechists. Above them, a stick roofing framework can be seen., and The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Unione Missionaria Francescana Via Merulana, 124 - ROMA (124)" "Rotocalcografia Civicchioni-Chiavari"., and V. Alto Egitto - Colonia Italiana di Kosseir. A Catholic missionary father stands amid an assembled gathering of Italian colonists. Behind them a mud-walled building can be seen.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., MISSIONS DU SUD-AFRIQUE - Serie III - Une simple halte (Basutoland). ("MISSIONS OF SOUTH-AFRICA - Series III - A simple halt (Basutoland).") On a hillside a missionary father and an indigenous man pause to eat and drink. Cups and a kettle are arranged on the ground. Their other belongings are stacked nearby., and The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains printed information about the mission agency: "MISSIONNAIRES OBLATS DE MARIE-IMMACULEE - Oeuvre des Missions O.M.I. - 75, Rue de l'Assomption - PARIS (XVIe). - Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee. Revue Mensuelle: 10 fr. C./C. 99-99. Paris." ("MISSIONARY OBLATES OF IMMACULATE MARY - Work of Missions O.M.I. - 75, Street of the Assumption - PARIS (XVIe). - Subscribe to the Small Annals of the Missionary Oblates of Immaculate Mary. Monthly Review: 10 fr. C./C. 99-99. Paris.")
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Le Missionnaire en tournee. A seated Catholic missionary father is surrounded by men. Numerous leather cases and other baggage rest around his feet. In the background, thick foliage can be seen., and The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin. Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Dillen et Cie, Heliograv. 23 rue Oudinot, Paris."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Caravane en marche. A Catholic missionary father with a walking stick stands before a winding line of male porters. A European male in white clothing stands near the father, facing away from the camera., and There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard. A circular imprint mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
A Catholic missionary father and several others stand outside a seminary building, evidently mud-walled and with a thatched roof., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Seminaire Indigene dirige par les Oblats" "Roma, Basutoland, Sud-Afrique".
13. District de l'Akposso - Station secondaire de Kpétia ("Secondary station Kpétia") A missionary father is sitting outside posed with a group of children. A number of thatched roof buildings can be seen in the distance. There is also information about the mission agency: "Mission Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon - Vicariat Apostolique du Togo", Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information regarding the priter: "Phototypie Mce Lescuyer, 16, Rue des Remparts - D' Ainay. - Lyon."