All but one of the band's members are dressed in traditional Chinese attire., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missions des Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "Zoulous - Toute la famille s'est rendue aupres de la sorciere. La question doit etre grave : que reserve le sort?", and The postcard depicts a half-dozen Zulu men and women seated outdoors amid light scrub and brush.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 19 | Folder 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Kalgan [now Zhangjiakou] railway station under a foot of silt -- note roof of garden [crossed out] summer-house" and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Betsileo (Madagascar). - 9. - Les boeufs-zebus. A herd of zebu cattle are shown grazing on a grassy plain., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
2 - Seance de gymnastique a Fianarantsoa A number of youths are shown doing gymnastics in a star-shaped formation. They perform on a broad plaza before several brick buildings., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margins of the correspondence section is "Procure des Missions Bulletin 'Chine, Ceylan, Madagascar' Lille 73. rue dues Stations. Teleph. 60.42 Ch. Post. 134"
"Missions des Rds Pères Capucins au Pundjab [Punjab] - Indes. Religieuses Indiennes formées et dirigées par les Soeurs Franciscaines." Indigenous women dressed in clergy garb stand with a Franciscan Sister. This postcard was printed in Brussels. There is a handwritten note on the back.
“Congrégation de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Méchain, Paris. Madagascar – Normaliennes à la fontaine.” A smiling young woman pours water from her water can while her friends wash clothing, possibly on a small wooden platform. There are several lines of handwriting in French on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Wash day at the Girls' School - (Under the veranda of what is called the New Building"). From A.G. Sanderson, Swatow, China." Young women students are washing clothes in shallow tubs outside the Girls' School in Swatow [now Shantou], China.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Camp d'Umangi en 1902. Les balayeuses et leurs enfants. Four young women with infants strapped to their backs sweep the streets with fronds from palm trees. Brick buildings are visible behind them., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Ligue Nationale Pour la Protection de l'Enfance Noire Au Congo Belge" "Envoyez votre adhesion a la Tresoriere Mme M. Lescart 52 rue Americaine, Bruxelles Cotisation annuelle: 1 fr.; 5 fr. ; 10 fr."
"16. Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie - Immaculée - Nagpore - Hindoustan [Hindustan] Ecole Professionnelle - Cours de coupe." Young women are in a school, displaying their books with their missionary teacher. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
"Missions des Peres Oblats en Amerique du Nord." "Ecole Menagere Indinne." A number of young women are shown stitching clothing indoors, with an elderly woman operating a sewing machine at the back of the room. On the back of the postcard is printed "Edit. des Oblats de Marie, 71, Rue St-Guidon, Bruxelles." and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Bas Congo - Serie III - Dans les revieres du Mayumbe Petites Filles Mayumbes du Luali. Several Catholic missionary sisters stand alongside four rows of young women seated and standing in an assembly outside of a large wooden building. The building rests on brick piles., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions du Sud-Afrique - Serie VI - Une ecole de couture au Basutoland. A large group of young women sit and sew in a courtyard. A white-painted building is visible behind them, and a pair of Catholic missionary sisters oversees the work., and The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting and is stamped and postmarked. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "Oeuvre des Missions O. M. I. - 75 Rue de l'Assumption - Paris (XVIc), Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee, Revue Mensuelle 10 fr. C. C. 99-99, Paris."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Les petites alouettes de la brousse sont tres vite acclimatees a l'atmosphere de la voliere car l'apprivoisement, c'est Jesus le grand charmeur des ames qui s'en charge.. Tout en executant de vraies merveilles, les petites dentelleres chantent les louanges du Seigneur et s'arment pour les luttes de la vie! An inset cartouche shows a number of young women wearing white dresses, all working at needlepoint within a large, white-walled room., and The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting.
"Les Ursulines de l'Institut de Thildonck dans la Mission du Bengale, Indes. Dentellières de Khunti." Many young women are making lace on the porch of and in front of a large building. Some children are sitting among the workers.
56. Afrique (Madagascar) - Dentellieres chez les Filles de la Charite de St. Vincent de Paul a Fort Dauphin ("Lacemakers among the Girls of the Charity of St Vincent of Paul at Fort Dolphin "). A group of nineteen adolescent girls sit outside on wooden benches and make lace. A missionary sister sits with them in a chair and also works on a piece of lace. In the background stands a statue of the Virgin Mary., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions catholiques du monde entier. Envoyez votre offrande par Cheques Postaux: Paris, 618 25, Lyon, 72.71 ("The work of the Propagation of the Faith supports the catholic Missions of the whole world. Send your offering by Postal cheques") PROPAGATION DE LA FOI. Paris - 5, rue Monsieur, (VIIe). Lyon, 12 Rue Sala ".
"Merode-Slavator. Groep trouwers. Groupe de noveaux maries." A small crowd of young women assembles outdoors, each in a patterned dress and broad-brimmed hat. Printed on the back is "Zusters van den H. Jozef Zilverstraat, Brugge. Missien in Kasai, Congo." "Soeurs de St. Joseph, rue d'Argent, Bruges, Missions au Kasai, Congo." and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Madagascar - Porteuses d'Eau Several young women are shown carrying large clay water jars on their heads., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is ""Ste des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bld. Arago (Paris)"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Haut-Uele - Jeune Femme Mangbetou A young woman is shown in three-quarters profile from the shoulders up. Her hair is done in a carefully-shaped coiffure., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Imprimeries Reunies de Nancy".
185 Madagascar - Coiffure de femme Betsimisaraka. A young woman carries an infant on her back. Her hair is plaited in small braided coils., 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., From the collection of Caroline Frost who was a missionary in South Africa serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1897 to 1940., and Rachel Masinga A young African woman is standing beside an easel that holds a board with illustrations on it.
A young woman in a striped headwrap stands outdoors with several laughing children around her., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the correspondence section is "2. Fierte d'etre maman." "Auxiliaires Laiques des Missions 90, rue Gachard, Bruxelles Belgique".
A young woman is shown from the chest up, wearing a patterned blouse and a beaded necklace., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the correspondence section is "6. Un sourire du Congo. Photo Lebled. Service d'information du Congo.." "Auxillaires Laiques des Missions 90, rue Gachard, Bruxelles Belgique".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Weighing fish (or cakes or something!) at the Girls' School. From A.G. Sanderson, Swatow, China. A young woman is using a weighted scale to weigh something in a wicker basket outside the Girls' School in Swatow [now Shantou], China.
A Chinese woman in a traditional Chinese dress stands a rock by the edge of a river. A Chinese sampan can be seen sailing on the river in the background., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
A young woman wearing patterned clothing kneels in prayer before a wooden crucifix affixed to a white wall., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the correspondence section is "6. Le pater." "Auxillaires Laiques des Missions 90, rue Gachard, Bruxelles Belgique".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From the collection of the Hartwell family, American Baptist missionaries serving in China between 1858 and the 1940s., and Miss T'ien Ts'wen Young. Since last year (1931) she has been able to sit up. A young woman disabled by arthritis is sitting in a wooden wheelchair.
238 Madagascar - Elle est si jolie! A young woman holds a toddler on her hip. She wears a circular white cap. Behind her, a construction of poles can be seen., 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"
"A native of Madagascar" "The S. P. G. has been working in Madagascar since 1866" "S. P. G. [Society for the Propagation of the Gospel] Missionary Postcard No. 55" and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
181 Madagascar - Le sommeil du juste. A young woman is shown carrying an infant on her back and a woven basket atop her head., 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., Missions du Sud-Afrique - Serie VIII A young woman is shown in profile, her arms laced behind her to carry a small child. Traditional scarification is visible on one arm, and her hair is coiffed in a tall peak., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "Oeuvre des Missions O. M. I. - 75 Rue de l'Assumption - Paris (XVIc), Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee, Revue Mensuelle 10 fr. C. C. 99-99, Paris."
Algerie et Kabylie - Kabylie - Jeune femme et fillette se rendant a la fontaine. ("Algeria and Kabylie - Kabylie - young woman and young girl going to the fountain.") An indigenous woman dressed in white wearing a large necklace carries a water jug on her back. Next to her a small girl dressed in dark clothes also carries a jar on her back., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d' Afrique, St-Charles - Edition G.-L. ARLAUD - LYON, Repr. interdite." The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa were a Catholic missionary order.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (2e Série). La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 8. - Une petite victime de la famine." A dead child who was a victim of starvation is placed on a cot outside. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Atombiyeuhosi teaching Several young boys are seated on the ground in front of their teacher, an African woman., and From the collection of Caroline Frost who was a missionary in South Africa serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1897 to 1940.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From the collection of Caroline Frost who was a missionary in South Africa serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1897 to 1940., and Miss Cole with the little tots Several young boys are seated at a table while their teacher, an African woman, looks on.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Five boys posing with magazines, one of whom is reading., and The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed title: "(19) JEUNES ETUDIANTS D'AKONO (Cameroun) (Missions des Peres du Saint-Esprit.)" ("Young Students of Akono"), and a printed address for the publisher: "Edite par <<MISSIONS>>. Revue mensuelle. 30, rue Lhomond, Paris (5e), 10 fr. par an. Ch. post. 1718-45, Paris". The Congregation of the Holy Ghost was a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
A few Catholic missionary sisters stand among a group of uniformed students who are saluting Belgium. On the back is printed "Mission des Filles de la Charite a Coquilhatville. Missie van de Dochters der Liefde te Coquilhatville. Salut a la Belgique. Groet an Belgie." and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Souvenir du Congo." "Ecoliers de race Mongo - Mission l'Tkao." A number of young students are shown standing and sitting together outdoors. The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting on it. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
