"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (4e Série). La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 2. - Le collège des Maharajahs à Jaipur et le temple des vents." Two sides of the College of Maharajahs in Jaipur and the temple of the winds are depicted here. There are people walking around in the marketplace in front of the building. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"58. Indes (Maduré [Madura]) - Une Classe De Physique Au Collège Des Pères Jésuites A Trichinopoly." Students work on a lab in a physics class at a Jesuit College. Additional information on the back directs donations to Paris and Lyon, France.
“Maquettes singulièrement élequentes au Pavillon des Missions. Salle de Madagascar (Pères Jesuites). À Gauche: Chiffres comparés (réprésentés par des statuettes) des Missionnaires et des Catholiques à Madagascar. En 1880: 48 Missionnaires, 20,000 Catholiques. En 1930: 190 Missionnaires, 400,000 Catholiques. Le nombre des Missionnaires a seulement quadruplé; tandis que celui des Catholiques a ‘vingtuplé’. À droit: Résumé des travaux linguistiques, ethnologiques, historiques, etc. réalisés par les Pères Jésuites à Madagascar en 60 ans, et imprimés par les petites presses de la Mission. Plus de deux millions de livres et de brochures qui, entassés, fomeraient une pile de vingt kilomètres de hauteur.” A picture from the Madagascar room in the missions pavilion at the Colonial Exposition is shown. Statistics on the number of missionaries and Catholics in Madagascar, along with the volumes of scholarly materials produced by the Jesuits are given. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Procure de la Mission de Madagascar (Tananarive). 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris (XVe). E. Weibel, Imp.-Édit., 131 Bd Raspail. Paris." There is no handwriting on the back.
“Exposition Coloniale – Pavillon des Missions, Salle de Madagascar (Pères Jésuites). Tombeau Hova, par Y. M. Froidevaux et G. Serraz.” A Hova gravesite recreation is depicted in the Madagascar room in the missions pavilion at the Colonial Exposition. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Procure de la Mission de Madagascar (Tananarive). 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris (XVe). Aulard et Cie, 6, Rue du Vieux-Colombier, Paris. There is no handwriting on the back.
“ ̶ Pavillon des Missions ̶ Salle de Madagascar (Pères Jésuites) l’Observatoire deTananarive (dirigé par les Pères Jésuites). Le seul que la France possède dans l’hémisphère austral. Fondé en 1889 – Détruit en 1895 – Reconstruit en 1897. à droite: le P. Colin, Fondateur; à gauche: le P. Roblet, Cartographe célèbre; au milieu: le P. Poisson, Directgeur actuel.” Pictures of the missions exhibit on the astronomical observatory in Antananarivo led by the French Jesuits are depicted. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: "Procure de la Mission de Madagascar (Tananarive). 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris (XVe). Weibel, Imp.-Édit., 131 Bd Raspail. Paris." There is no handwriting on the back.
A colored drawing depicts five people praying in front of one person holding a crucifix. All of the people are kneeling. In the background is a church and a person riding an elephant. There is a handwritten note on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Churches; Indigenous populations; Religious practice
“Giappone ̶ 7. Una vai di Yokohama.” People are shown walking on a street lined with shops in Yokohama. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “II. Pontificio Istituto Delle Missioni Estere promuove la propagazione della Fede e della Civiltà in nove vaste Missioni dell’India, dell’Indocina e della Cina. Sede generale : Milano (6-43) – Via Monterosa. 81 – Telefono 40-115.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"An avant… la musique. Elanigiri - A gauche l'église." The picture on the top shows a community gathered to play music with various musical instruments. The picture on the bottom shows a community gathered outside a church. The buildings around them have thatched-rooves.
"Gemeinde u. Kirch - u. Schullokal in Marukaltalei. Die missourische Heidenmission in South Travancore, Indien." A large group of men, women, and children is standing outside a church with a thatched roof and the neighboring building. This photograph has been colorized.