"Les Capucins francais aux Indes. La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 6. - Les Mission-sisters d'Ajmer, soeurs anglo-indiennes de la Mission ; au milieu d'elles, une postulante." The Mission-sisters of Ajmer, or Anglo-Indian Sisters of Mission, pose for the camera. There is a postulant among them. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France.
"Missie der PP. Ong. Karmelieten. Reeks - Série II - Quilon [Kollam]. No 1 - Missionarissen met catechisten. Missionnaires et catéchistes." Missionaries and catechists sit and stand together as they pose for a group portrait outside a stone building. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
Male missionaries pose with young men. These men look like they may be studying to be priests and/or monks. However, there is no caption on this postcard, only a handwritten address.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes. La Mission du Sacré-Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. En visite dans les villages des Mhers. La Maison d'un riche Banya (commerçant) dans une rue de Bhawanikhera." Missionaries visit the village of Mhers. They are at the house of Banya, a rich merchant, and are speaking with a group of people on the front step. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes. La Mission du Sacré-Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. En visite dans les villages des Mhers. Le T. R. P. Armand à Bhawanikhera. L'intérieur d'une cour." Missionaries are visiting the city of Mhers and speak with some people in a courtyard. The houses on the sides of courtyard have thatched roofs. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
There is quite a lot of German text on this postcard, describing mission work in India and asking for donations. The top half is a drawing with a Madonna and Child in the center. On the bottom are two colorized pictures of missionaries with groups of indigenous men, women, and children. There is a handwritten address on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh, India) and Agra (Uttar Pradesh, India)
"La Mission des Capucins aux Indes - Entretien avec un vieux Bhil." A male missionary interviews an elderly Bhil man. They are sitting down. A young woman kneels by a short table behind them. Additional information on the back lists the various missions of PP. Capucins.
"Knunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." Missionary sisters of the Augustinian order with indigenous men, women, and children in front of thatched-roof buildings. Additional information on the back, indicating that the postcard was printed in Belgium, reads "Heverlee-bij-Leuven" and "Ern. Thill, Brussel."
A missionary father pose with a group of Malagasy patients from the leprosarium in a clearing near trees. There are several lines of French handwritten on the back of the photo.
"Presbytère de Minnampalli. La leçon de catéchisme." In the picture on the top, men, women, children, and a dog stand in front of thatched-roof houses. In the picture on the bottom, a male missionary teaches the catechism to a group of people who are sitting on the ground. The missionary is standing and pointing at an image.