“Missions des Pères du Saint-Esprit. ̶ Congo Portugais. Tout le monde travaille à la Mission, surtout les éléphants. ̶ LL.” Workers constructing a bridge over a stream at the mission pause for a photo with a missionary father. An elephant is shown standing near a large log. There is no handwriting on the back.
"Salem. - Couvent indigène et préparation d'un reposoir pour la Fête-Dieu. Salem (Indes). - Porteuses d'eau." There are two photographs printed here. The first depicts the convent and preparation of the repository for Corpus Christi. It is an aerial view mostly of the buildings, with a few people on one side. The second depicts three women carrying water jugs on their heads, one woman holding a child, and two other children in the foreground, with other people walking in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back.
“Salem. ̶ Couvent indigène et préparation du’un reposoir pour la Fête-Dieu.” A convent is depicted with a temporary grass shelter against one wall, constructed to hold the sacraments during the celebratation of the feast of Corpus Christi. “Salem. (Indes). ̶ Porteuses d’eau. Three women are shown carrying large vessels containing water on their heads. The name of the publisher, “A. Dubosq, édit., Commes (Calvados) ̶ Déposé.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is an address handwritten in French on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Attur (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Religious buildings; Festivals; Women; Water supply
“Salem. ̶ Couvent des Sœurs Catéchistes.” A one story white stone convent is shown with a portico along the front. Missionary sisters are seen in the entrance and on the porch. The name of the publisher, “A. Dubosq, édit., Commes (Calvados) ̶ Déposé.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
J. A. St. Bonifacius-Missiehuis, Hoorn (Holland). St. Joseph Congregratie Mill-Hill, Missiehuis Roosendaal. St. Joseph – Studiehuis, Tilburg Vrijland, Arnhem. Vrijland Arnhem.” Bishop Merkes is shown next to a covered ox cart. A driver hold the reins of the animals. The caption is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
“8. ̶ Madagascar. ̶ Une Église dans la brousse.” People are shown outside a small rural church. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Pour ‘l’Œuvre des Prêtres malgaches’, 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe.” Handwriting in French closely covers the back of the card.
"Les Ursulines de l'Institut de Thildonck dans la Mission du Bengale, Indes. Au marché. On mesure au moyen du coude." Men, women, and children are depicted in what appears to be a marketplace. There is a handwritten note on the back.
“Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. Regnault, Photo-Orléans. Madagascar. ̶ Imerimandroso. ̶ L’Ecole détruite par le Cyclône.” People are shown erecting a temporary structure amidst the remains of a mission school destroyed by a violent wind storm. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
"Col. Leray – Cliché Augouard. 13. ̶ Congo Français. – Brazzaville. Au bain quotidien – Les Enfants dl’École. Boys from the mission school are shown bathing in a jungle stream. A missionary father and adult male stand nearby on shore. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
“Congrégation de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Méchain, Paris. Marana (Madagascar) – L’heure des pansements a la Léproserie.” Leprosy patients at the mission hospital are shown with the ravages of the disease on their bodies. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.