"Missions D'Afrique. 6. Saint-Charles - Au Dispensaire." A missionary helps children and adults outside a dispensary building. The missionary and one child are standing, while the other people sit on a small stone wall. Additional information reads, "Soeurs-Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique (Soeurs Blanches) Birmandreis (Alger)."
"Missions d'Afrique. En Pirogue sur le Lac" Two missionary sisters are being rowed in a long wooden boat across a lake. Several men are in the boat and two other boats are visible. On the back of the postcard is printed "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, Birmandreis Alger. Soeurs Blanche du Cardinal Lavigerie"
"2. Les Mehara - Selles au pommeau touareg à la croix appelées R'Halâas." A man sits on the ground next to another man who is holding the ropes attached to two camels. The man with the ropes is playing a wind instrument. The camels have large saddles on them. The men and camels are in the middle of the desert.
"13. Ghardaïa. Vue générale prise du Barrage de Mélika." A man and a boy sit on rocks on a mountain, overlooking the desert, a garden, and a city below. The man wears a hat. The tower of the mosque in the town is in clear view.
Subject (Geographic):
Ghardaïa (Algeria)
Subject (Topic):
Indigenous populations; Mosques; Mountains; Urban areas
"Ghardaia [Ghardaïa]. 8. - A roofed street." Two girls are depicted in a covered street. One is sitting on the ground and another leans against the right-hand wall. The street itself has stone steps and the walls and roof are also made of stone. Additional information indicates that this postcard was produced by the Missions of the White Fathers in Bonnelles, France.
"Mission Des Pères Blancs. - Ouargla [Wargla]. - La ville nouvelle et ses jardins." This aerial view shows a town and its gardens. The gardens are central, and town buildings stand on either side of them. There is a truck on the lefthand side and some people walking in the gardens. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
