194 MADAGASCAR. - Paroisse de brousse ("Parish of the bush" ). Three missionary fathers and a group of over twenty five men, women, and chidren dressed in white pose in front of a large thatched-roof church building. In the background other buildings are discernible., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Pour <<l'OEuvre des Pretres Malgaches>> - 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe - ch. post. 567-39 Paris."
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 248 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and St. John's Hankow, Christmas '98 Decorations of various colors, mostly red. [now Wuhan] A altar of a church, which has been decorated for the holidays.
1. - Le cyclone de Tamatave "Tout ce qui reste de l'eglise." A man stands looking upon a tumbled pile of timbers and roofing. A large crucifix remains standing beside him., 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 "Pour 'L'oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches' 70, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris Xc, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris"
"Missie der PP. Ong. Karmelieten. Reeks - Série II - Quilon [Kollam]. No 10 - Voorloopige kerk voor nieuwbekeerden. Eglise provisoire pour nouveaux convertis." A small church with a thatched roof for converts is depicted with a few people standing in front of it. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
“No. 10 ̶ Kerkje eener nieuwe christenheid. Eglise d’une nouvelle chrétienté.” A congregation is depicted in front of a large, stone Western style church with steeple and cross. Part of a thatched roof building is seen behind the church. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the postcard: “Missie der PP. Ong. Karmelieten. Mission des PP. Carmes Déchaussés. Postcheck 83.416 Chèques Post. Reeks – Série I – Quilon. Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon. Dahomey [now Benin] - Eglise d'Athiémé." The congregation is standing in front of a Western-style church with a tall cross-topped tower in front.
"Bobo Dioulasso - Haute Vola (A.O.F.) [Burkina Faso] No. 1 - L'Eglise" A rectangular building made of brick or stone has dual stairways meeting under an arched window and an arched door on ground level.
"5. Bénin - Eglise d'Idjébu Odé. Missions Africaines, 150 Cours Gambetta, Lyon" A Western-style church with a bell tower is show with a few people seated in front of it. A two-storey building with porches is in the background.
"Colonies Françaises. Dahomey [now Benin] - Eglise de Porto-Novo" A few people are sitting on the front steps of a Western-style church that hascross-topped pointed façade and a round window above an arched door.