A Buddhist priest. Note shorn head. I was told that when a man became a Buddhist monk, he had 9 scars made on his shorn head...burned in. Note his long fingernails, a sign that this monk was not required to do manual labor., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
46. - Madagascar - Type de jeune fille Betsimisaraka. An oval cartouche contains a bust portrait of a smiling young girl. She wears a beaded necklace and closely-curled hair., 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 "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
239. Madagascar - Type betsimisaraka. A smiling young man is shown from the chest upwards. He wears a number of amulets around his neck., 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 "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Madagascar - 41. - Type et genre de Coiffure du Betsileo. A bust portrait is shown of a woman wearing a western-style dress. Her hair is braided in many small locks., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The postcard was issued by the "Missions des Peres Maristes en Oceanie." ("Missions of the Marist Fathers in Oceania"), a Catholic missions agency. The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information from the publisher: "Sous-Procure des Missions - 6, Rue de Bagneux, Paris-VIe.", and Un bon vieux Canaque de Canala. - Nouvelle-Caledonie. ("A good old Canaque man of Canala. - New Caledonia.") The photograph shows an indigenous man with a beard wearing a dark shirt.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., MISSIONS AFRICAINES, 150, Cours Gambetta, LYON "13. DAHOMEY [Benin] - Feticheur du serpent". A man in a white cap and waist wrap holds a snake around his neck. In the background, large trees can be seen., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Phototypie Mce LESCUYER, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, LYON".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Le Cardinal Lavigerie, par Bonnat- Collections ND Phot Cardinal Lavigerie is sitting down in a chair with books beside him on the floor, and a hat on the table nearby. The photograph is signed "s. Bonnat- 1888", and The back of the postcard has a handwritten note dated 1908.
"Missions Esquimaudes - Serie VII" "Okrotak, catechiste de la Mission de la petite Therese." A man wearing heavy furs smiles as he stands for a photograph. On the back of the postcard is printed "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee. Oeuvre des Missions O. M. I. - 75, Rue de l'Assomption - Paris (XVIc) Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee Revue Mensuelle - 10 fr. C. C. 99.99 Paris" and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
A capped male catechist stands before a backdrop of trees. His hands rest on the head of a staff held before him., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed on it is "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles." "51. - JOSEPH, le catechiste de Ryirengere (Urundi [Burundi]). Missions des Peres Blancs."
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 62 | Folder 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Chang Upei Si at a "farewell recital". She is wearing a traditional Chinese outfit and she is holding a bouquet of flowers., and Frederick Edwards Dilley and his wife, Mary Grace French Dilley, were missionaries for the American Presbyterian Mission, North. They worked in China, 1906-1942. They worked at missions in Peking; Chefoo, Shantung; and in Shansi.