18. COTE d'IVOIRE - Abidjan - La vie au camp ("IVORY COAST - Abijan - Life in the camp.") Two indigenous men and two indigenous women sit at the doorway of a thatched-roof house in a village. Another man is walking by. 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."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Madagascar - La Place d'un Village ("The public square of the village.") Two women walk through the middle of a village square, surrounded on the three visible sides by thatched roof buildings that open onto the square. Other Madagascan men and women are sitting near the buildings around the edges of the open space. Postcard issued by the "Missions des Lazaristes.", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Les Missions des Lazaristes et des Filles de la Charite - Organe mensuel - de l'Oeuvre du Bienheureux Jean-Gabriel Perboyre - en faveur des missions les plus necessiteuses - Un an : France, 10 fr. - Etranger 15 fr. - Adresser les offrandes a M le Directeur de l'Oeuvre du Bx Perboyre - 95 Rue de Severes - Paris (6e) - Cheque Post. no 285 88." ("Missions of Lazaristes and the Girls of Charity - monthly Body - Work of the Blessed Jean-Gabriel Perboyre - in favour of the neediest missions - One year: France, 10 FR. - Foreigner 15 FR. - Address the offerings to M the Director of the Work of Bx Perboyre - 95 Rue de Severes - Paris (6e) - Post Cheque. No 285 88.")
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Lessouto - Inauguration d'une Eglise d'Annexe. ("Inauguration of the church annex") A large crowd of men and women gather before a stone building with a thatched roof. In the foreground a few men and women stand around a thin wooden flagpole bearing a flag with a white diagonal stripe. In the distance a large mountain range is visible., and The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains printed information about the publisher: "Societe des Missions Evangeliques - 102, Bld Arago (Paris)." The back also contains information about the printer: ""BRAUN & Cie, Imp. Mulhouse-Dornach."
13. An Out-Station Meeting Room. A missionary and several dozen other people are assembled in the shade of a thatched roof, next to a mud-brick building., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "EDWARD SANDERS, MISSAO INGLEZA, BIE ANGOLA".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., RUNGU. - Entree de la Mission. ("RUNGU. - Entry of the Mission.") Eighteen indigenous men and women stand on a path in front of a large building with a dome roof. Other people are visible near the larger buildings in the background. Postcard issued by Mission Dominicaine du Congo Belge., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Edition des 'Missions Domincaines' - Paris." The back also contains information about the printer: "Imprimeries Reunies de Nancy."
5. - Une Noce du High-Life. Mission du Benin. Men and women are gathered to socialize in an open space rimmed by trees. The people are dressed in varying fashions, some in European clothing, others in indigenous dress., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Edition des Missions Africaines".
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 414 | Folder 5870
Image Count:
1
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and No. 46. A Tip-off for Some Fast Action, - in a game where half of each team is boys and half girls, playing girls' rules and staying in half courts. Chinese young men and women wearing Western clothing, playing basketball. Two young men are fighting for the ball at tip-off. Behind them is a volleyball net and children playing the game.
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 414 | Folder 5870
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"No. 58. Croquet Has Its Enthusiasts." A group of Chinese men and women, all but two in Western dress, are playing croquet outside, Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Previously included in the China Christian Colleges and Universities Image Database.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Missions d'Afrique - Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie. "Haut-Congo - Menage chretien a Baudoinville." A man, woman, and children labor outdoors. The women and children work at sewing while the man saws a plank. The back of the postcard has printed on it "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique. Soeurs Blanches - Birmandreis, Alger."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., La Fete Dieu a ONONGHE. ("Corpus Christi feast at Ononghe") A crowd of indigenous men and women kneel on the ground in front of a single-story building decorated with palm branches and flags. An altar table stands on the porch of the building., 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 Sacred Heart Fathers were a Catholic missions agency.