45. - Madagascar - Quand en n'a pas de clocher pour appeler les fideles. A man stands outside of a thatched building, clasping a hollowed horn in both hands and blowing into it., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
A man is outside kneeling by a house he is building with straw and branches. A child is standing in the distance., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains the caption: "1. Maison de Noirs en construction." ("House of blacks under construction") and also contains information about the mission agency: "Mission des Soeurs de l'Union au S. C., Gingungi s/Lukula, Kwango. Maison-mere a Hougaerde, pres Tirlemont."
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 333 | Folder 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Calling to the noonday prayers. This man walks through the streets of Ta Chia Tsz, Ningsia beating his board as well as giving the call to prayer. Note the covered porches of the shops and the protection of mud about each tree.
"Missions Salesiennes. Congo Belge I. 2. Paysage congolais. A man carrying a pole over his shoulder walks past a tree-framed view of a nearby waterfall. The back of the postcard is blank. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
“Basanti: Précieux fardeau. Kostbare vracht.” An old man, a grandfather possibly, with a cane is shown carrying two young children in a street. The older child is carried on his back while he holds the toddler in front with his left arm. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the postcard: “Congrégation des Filles de la Croix de Liége. Congregatie de Dochters van het Kruis te Luik. Maison-mère - Moederhuis: rue Hors-Château, 49. Mission des Indes Orientales. Missie van Oost Indië. Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions de Scheut, Congo: Riche capture. A man wearing a dotted wrap carries an oar over his shoulder. Threaded over the shaft of the oar is a sharp-toothed fish. Behind him, a white picket fence can be seen., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missions de Scheut - Cte Ch. Post. 1269.90"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From the collection of the Hartwell family, American Baptist missionaries serving in China between 1858 and the 1940s., and Man carrying his mother to be baptised. Saohsing (sic) outstation A man has a small woman on his back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ing Tai Roads A laborer carries two large bundles on a yoke. He is exiting a stone building and traveling along a crude road. Written on the back of this photograph: "The Pass at [illegible]. Little rest house in gap where load men and touring missionaries may sit and rest. This man has our load: bed, food, books, clothes, etc. E. H. Smith. Ned. 1930. Typical road.", and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].