Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., La chapelle du village chretien de N. D. de Lourdes pres de la mission de Lualabourg [Kalamba]- Congo ("The chapel of the Christian village of N. D. Lourdes near the mission Lualabourg") A color drawing of the chapel. A few people can be seen standing near the chapel. The front of the postcard also reads: "Nels, Bruxelles Serie 14 No. 64", and The back of the postcard is blank.
"Chief indigène d'Obomong on audience." The chief and villagers of Obomeng are shown gathered outside their homes for a sermon by the Rev. Ramseyer. Possibly only village men are in attendance.
"Civilized native of Shendam on his bike. He is chief of a small village." A man wearing a robe and cap is on his bicycle in front of a village that has woven straw walls.
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 395 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Agriculture "No 8 Rural Extension Service in Fukien Children Wandering here and there receiving no Education" The children sit on the ground in front of a stone wall. At rear are trees and buildings., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Fukien Christian University had a rural extension program in this village.
“Kipete – Katanga (Belgisch Congo) (Congo Belge). Benedictijner Missie. “Mission des Pères Bénédictins.” Children are shown outside near a fenced area in their village. Several circular dwellings with thatched roofs are seen in the background. The caption is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
“Dimanche dans un village chrétien de Corée. A christian Corean village on Sunday.” Many worshipers are shown outside the mountain village church after service. Thatched roof homes and their gardens can be seen in the foreground. The name of the publisher, “Missions-Etrangères de Paris, 128 rue du Bac.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Half-length portrait of a man shown in profile looking left, wearing a hat over long hair and smoking a short-stemmed pipe
Description:
Title from text inscribed in graphite pencil above image., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., Probably a copy of an Isaac Cruikshank etching published in: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches ... / by G.M. Woodward., One of a series of 13 drawings by the same artist., and For further information, consult library staff.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Compound scene. Minna. Round thatched huts surround an area with a palm tree and drums or bowls., and The back of the postcard is blank and has printed information about the publisher: "Printed in England for S.I.M. Bookshops, N. Nigeria (Sudan Interior Mission)"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missien van Scheut, Kongo: Dans rond het opperhoofd. Several dancers dressed in patterned wraps are gathered in a village. Behind them, thick forest can be seen., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missien van Scheut - Postcheck. 1269.90"