"Catéchistes-Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. Bangalore [Bengaluru] (Hindoustan [Hindustan]). - Le retour de la fontaine." Three girls in traditional clothing pose for the camera with jugs full of water. Two girls carry the jugs on their heads and the third carries it on her hip. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
Girls wearing formal clothes, large necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and crowns with flowers in them are performing some kind of ritual. It might be part of a festival since there are people watching in the background. This postcard has been colorized. A typed note on the back of the postcard thanks benefactors and tells them that the recipients of their financial assistance remember them in prayer every day.
“Serie 1. Japon et Chine. 2. – Fillettes Japonaises.” Girls of different ages pose for a photo. Two girls are shown holding dolls. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the postcard: “L’Œuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions Catholiques du monde entire. Lyon, 12, rue Sala C.p. 72 71 Lyon.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. - Nagpur (Hindoustan [Hindustan]). - Trois lauréates de l'Ecole "Providence"." Three girls pose for the camera with books. They have won a school contest and stand with a missionary, who is presumably their teacher. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
“Collection de L’Œuvre Pontificale de la Sainte-Enfance. 44, Rue de Cherche-Midi. – Paris 6e. Sœurs de Nevers. Sapporo. Prèparation pour l’école.” A missionary sister and teacher look on as girls attend to their studies. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “L’Œuvre Pontificale de la Sainte-Enfance baptize chaque année près de 600.000 petits infidèles. Eile en élève près de Un million. De 1843 à 1930, elle a fait baptizer 25 millions d’enfants et a envoyé aux missions 350 millions de francs.” There is no handwriting on the back.
“Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. Nagpur (Hindoustan) – Ghonds, hommes et femmes, en costume de fête, se préparant à danser. - Dhanora.” People of the Gond tribe are depicted in festive costume before a dance. Several men wearing headdresses with horns are shown with drums. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Indigenous populations; Festivals; Customs and traditions
“5. Belgisch Congo. – Een goede vangst: de luipaard gedood.” Hunters are shown carrying the body of a leopard suspended from a pole. “Katholieken, Steunt de Pauselijke Missie-Liefdewerken. Wordt lid van het Genootschap tot Voortplanting des Geloofs. 5, 10 of 20 frank per jaar. Gedenkt het Liefdewerk van den H. Petrus tot opleiding van een inlandsche geestelijkheid in de missielanden. 2 frank of meer per jaar. ‘Het verlangen en de wil van den H. Stoel is, dat in alle parochies eerst in vooral worde ingericht het hroote werk tot Voortplanting des Geloofs en daarna de beide hulpwerken van de H. Kindseid in van den H. Apostel Petrus.’ Kard. Van Rossum. Ullgave van de Priester-Missiebono van Belgie, Middaglljnstraat, 40, Brussel Centraal Secretariaat der Pauselijke Missiellefdewerken in Belgie – Postrek. 421.10.” There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
"Japon. – 1. Un de ces jolis jardins japonais tout de grâce et de suggestion, de calme et d’harmonie. “ A tranquil outdoor park is depicted with trees, a water garden and a footbridge. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Imprimerie M. Lescuyer, Lyon. Ed. JéMissionnaires, 6, Rue d’Auvergne, Lyon.” There is no handwriting on the back.