“Après la messe. Na de mis.” Women and children are depicted outside a large brick church after a worship service. Two missionary sisters pose with the group. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Congrégation des Filles de la Croix de Liége. Congregatie de Dochters van het Kruis te Luik. Maison-mère - Moederhuis: rue Hors-Château, 49. Mission des Indes Orientales. Missie van Oost Indië. ” There is no handwriting on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Clergy; Churches; Religious practice; Women; Children
"Series I. - 5. Indian Wrestlers." Two men wrestle each other outside a thatched-roof house. Three people watch them. Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit Industrial Schools in India.
"Jeune Brahmine." A young Brahmin girl poses for the camera by sitting on an ornately decorated chair. She is wearing a lot of jewelry and traditional garments. There are books on the table next to her.
"Klein-Seminaristen van Ranchi. Beschermelingen van den Llevenspenning. Indische Missie der P.P. Jezuieten." Young seminarians pose with their older teachers in front of a Jesuit Indian Mission building. Additional information indicates that the postcard was printed in Leuven, Belgium.
“Série XXVI. ̶ 2. Jeunne chrétien de la caste des Nayakers. Series XXVI. ̶ Young christian of the Nayakker caste.” A young Christian man from the Nayak caste is depicted. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
Young women and elderly women pose for the camera in front of a building. Some are native and some are European. Presumably they are missionaries. "Congrégation des Filles de la Croix de Liége" is printed on the back. The postcard was printed in Brussels.
"Indes Anglaises. Ecole des religieuses indigènes." Girls ranging in age pose for the camera. They are part of a school for religious students. Four indigenous Sisters who are presumably their teachers stand behind them in the doorway of a small building. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"Bimba Indiana In Preghiera, <<Grazie mio benefattore: prego per te!>>" A young girl with her hands clasped in prayer looks up to the camera. There are flowers behind her. The card uses her image to thank benefactors. There is a printed note in Italian on the back that more specifically thanks benefactors and assures them of prayers said in their favor. Additional information reads, "Laboratorio Missionario Francescano, Via della Pergola 8 - Recapito Via della Pergola 56 - Telefono 22-917 - Firenze, c/c - 5/14455."
"Que me voulez-vous? Mission Indienne des P.P. Jesuites." A young girl stares at the camera while holding a plant of some kind in one hand. The plant is out of focus. Additional information directs donations to Louvain, Belgium. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.