2 little girls putting fuses into firecrackers, to earn a few coppers., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the card has no handwriting on it. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Ern. Thill, Brussel. 61. Urundi [Burundi]-meisjes Missien der Witte Paters.", and Two adolescent girls stand together, looking to the left. They wear ornate beaded necklaces and pendants. Behind them, a thatch-roofed building can be seen.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ruanda. - Coiffure des Jeunes Filles ("Hairdressing of young girls") Two girls are sitting while two others are styling their hair. All of the girls are wearing jewelry and indigenous clothing. "Missions d'Afrique", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about Catholic mission agency: "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, Birmandreis (Alger) Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Haute-Volta - Ouagadougou - A l'ouvroir de tissage haute-laine 2 tisseuses au travail. ("Haute-Volta - Ouagadougou - The sewing room of long wool weaving , 2 weavers at work.") A missionary sister oversees two indigenous girls working on a single loom., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, St-Charles - Edition G.-L. ARLAUD - LYON. Repr. interdite."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin. "3. Un grand Chef avec deux "djou-djou" policiers masques". A chief stands leaning on a staff, flanked by two men in print shirts and wooden masks. Another man stands beside the trio, holding a horn made of an elephant tusk., and The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Edit. M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse - Nantes".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., PAYSAGES D'AFRIQUE - GABON - PALMIERS A HUILE ("LANDSCAPES OF AFRICA - GABON - PALM TREES HAVE OILS.") In the midst of a forest two men with axes cut pieces from a tall palm tree. A young boy is with them sitting at the base of the tree., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Societe des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Boulev. Arago, Paris."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa., and Travel by wheelbarrow was very common in the old days in China. Sometimes half of the barrow carried luggage, or even a squealing pig. No horn was needed to clear the way: the wheel provided its own noise.