"Swatow [Shantou] Acad. Dormitory: Built of granite and reinforced concrete, proof against typhoons, earthquakes, and white ants. Begun Spring 1918, + finished in the Summer 1919. It is so high we could not get a view from the level without cutting ...
"Series XVII. - 6. View from the Rock Top." This aerial view shows many buildings surrounding a pool, as well as the countryside around them. Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit Industrial Schools in India.
"Old Observatory, Peking [Beijing]." Metal astronomical instruments are seen on top of the large stone structure. Three tall poles, possibly lightning rods, are positioned at the roof's corners. A road passes under the building through an arch.
"Het noviciaat der Paters Jezuïten te Drongen-bij-Gent. Na zijn noviciaat, op den dag zelve zijner Eerste Geloften, vertrok Pater Lievens naar de missie van Calcutta in Engelsch-Indië (22 Oct. 1880)." The building of the novitiate of the Jesuit Fath...
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A thatched-roof building on stils, partially in the water, is depicted here. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A building built on stilts in the water has a thatched roof and a front porch. This postcard was published in Brussels.
"Young Women's Christian Association, Bombay [Mumbai]." This view features two sides of the building, a man walking on the sidewalk, and a car parked in front of the building. There is a handwritten note and address on the back of the postcard.
"Mission Des Pères Blancs. - Ouargla [Wargla]. - Panorama de la ville indigène." There are very few buildings with roofs in this city. A few buildings have domes, but the others appear to be open to the air. It is an old city in need of repair. Al...
