11 -- MISSION D'ABYSSINIE -- Petites filles a la fontaine ("Small girls at the fountain.") Five young girls with beaded necklaces and indentical haircuts gather around a spring on the side of a hill. The water flows out of a rock about four feet above the ground and collects in a small pool in which one of the girls stands., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank.
4. COTE d'IVOIRE - Au coeur de la grande Foret. ("IVORY COAST - In the middle of the large forest.") Five men and one woman pose in the midst of a very dense forest. Two stand near a fallen tree limb; two others sit on the large roots of a tree. Postcard issued by "Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon.", Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the printer: "Phototypie Mee Lescuyer, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon."
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 421 | Folder 5930
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From left to right, the Dean's Committee are: Dr. Y.P. Mei, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters, Dr. Cheng-hsin Chao, Dean of the College of Public Affairs, Miss Ruth Stahl, Acting Dean of the Women's College, Dr. C.F. Wu, Acting Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Dr. Chia-tung Lin, Director of Studies. Dr. Wu and Miss Stahl wear Western dress, the rest Chinese. They stand in a courtyard with trees and shrubs at left and rear, and buildings on all sides., and Yenching University was later known as Yanjing da xue.
236. MADAGASCAR. - Danseurs au pays antandroy. ("Dancers from Antandroy region"). Five men pose in ceremonial dress. Two are holding drums; the other three are holding short, thin spears., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Pour <<l'OEuvre des Pretres Malgaches>> - 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe - ch. post. 567-39 Paris."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Five men stand in the middle of a suspension bridge that crosses a deep ravine., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title: "Serie IV - AMERIQUE et OCEANIE - 5 - Pont construit par un eveque." ("Series IV - AMERICA and OCEANIA - 5 - Bridge built by a bishop.") The back also contains information about the publisher: "L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions Catholiques du monde entier. Lyon, 12, rue Sala - C.p. 72-71 Lyon." ("The Work of the Propagation of the Faith supports the Catholic Missions of the whole world. Lyon, 12, rue Sala - C.p. 72-71 Lyon.")
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., RUNGU. - Le Bomokandi. ("RUNGU. - The Bomokandi river.") One European man and four indigenous men stand on the shore of the Bomokandi river, the water of which is almost entirely white. Postcard issued by Mission Dominicaine du Congo Belge., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the printer: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Petits Orphelins. Five orphans stand by a brick pillar. An adult leans forward, face obscured, to hold a child's arms., and The back of the postcard has a penciled "No 2604-" written on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Missions d'Extreme Nord Canadien - Serie VII "Petits sauvages Cris." Five young children are shown standing on a set of wooden steps. On the back of the postcard is printed "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee. Oeuvre des Missions O. M. I. - 75, Rue de l'Assomption - Paris (XVIc) Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee Revue Mensuelle - 10 fr. C. C. 99.99 Paris"