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1.
Aged guest arrives at the mission, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 46 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
“Petites Sœurs des Pauvres. Zusterkens der Armen. No. 12. Madras.” A missionary sister with a cane is shown helping an elderly woman from a rickshaw. The caption and name of the publisher “Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.” are printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Clergy; Transport; Women
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Aged guest arrives at the mission, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

2.
Brahmin students at mission school, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 46 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
“Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en Mission – Méliapour (Indes). Les Œuvres pour la Jeunesse – Les petites Brahmines de l’école St. Raphaël.” Brahmin students are depicted at the Mylapore mission school along with several missionary sisters. The following information is printed on the back of the card: “Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en Mission – Annales des F.M.M. – Publication mensuelle. Edit. Ord. 6 Fr. Par an. – Edit. De luxe. 8.50 Fr. – 16 Route de Clamart – Vanves (Seine).” There is no handwriting on the back of the card.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Students; Caste; Hinduism; Schools; Clergy
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Brahmin students at mission school, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

3.
Care given at mission clinic, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 46 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
“Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en Mission. ̶ Baramulla (Indes). Soins des malades à la porte du dispensaire.” A missionary sister doctor or nurse tends a patient on a bed outside the mission clinic. Several people are shown waiting in the snow for treatment. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie– ont actuellement en pays de Misssion 145 maisons avec 156 écoles, plus 389 œuvres pour l’enfance groupant 56.000 enfants. Elles ont en outré pour les maladies 47 hôpitaux avec 71.000 malades hospitalisés dans l’année, 7 léproseries avec 1,507 épreux, 7 lazarets avec 1.873 contagieux et 107 dispensaires où 2.100.000 soins ont été donnés en 1926. Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie, 7, Impasse Reille, Paris XIVe.” Handwriting in French closely covers the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Clergy; Medical treatment; Medical personnel
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Care given at mission clinic, India, ca.1920-1940

4.
Girl praying, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 50 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Wat maakt ge ons gelukkig! - Madras-Missie [Chennai]." A girl clasps her hands in prayer and smiles for the camera. There is a handwritten note on the back and text that asks for donations.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Girls
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Girl praying, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

5.
Lutheran Church, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 50 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Lutherska kyrkan I Madras [Chennai], S. Indien." This Lutheran Church has a large gate around it. Outside the gate are people walking and sitting down. There is also a horse and buggy in the road in front of the gate. This postcard was published by the Swedish Church Mission Board.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Churches
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Lutheran Church, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

6.
Male beggar, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 48 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"14. Un mendiant à Madras [Chennai]." A beggar holds a noise-making device and a bucket. His shadow is cast on the wall behind him. Additional information indicates that this postcard was printed in Brussels, Belgium.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Indigenous populations
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Male beggar, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

7.
Mission children, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 46 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
“Méliapour (Madras) Les enfants de la Ste. Enfance. De Kinderen der H. Kindsheid.” Boys and girls of various ages are shown with missionary sisters on the grounds of the mission. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie aux Indes. De Franciscanessen Missionarissen van Maria in Indie. Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Clergy; Missionary work; Abandoned children
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Mission children, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

8.
Orphans welcomed to the mission, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 46 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
“Weesjes door de Zusters v.h. Gez. J. M. M. te Guntur van hare reis naar de dorpen medegebracht. Madras – Missie.” Two missionary sisters are shown outside the mission with four orphaned children from the nearby villages. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: Ten bate der Missie der Zusters v. h. Gez. J. M. J.‘Marienburg’ ‘s Hertogenbosch.” There are a few handwritten words in Dutch on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Abandoned children; Missionary work; Clergy
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Orphans welcomed to the mission, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

9.
Oxen pulling a covered cart for a missionary, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 48 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Missions Salésiennes. Indes II. 3. Archidiocèse de Madras [Chennai] - La voiture du missionnaire, souvent… de l'Archevêque." Oxen pull a large, covered cart. This kind of cart is for missionaries - usually the Archbishop. One man stands near the cart, and another stands between the oxen. Additional information indicates that this postcard was published in Lyon, France.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Animals; Indigenous populations; Transport
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Oxen pulling a covered cart for a missionary, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

10.
Sacred, ornately adorned cow and elderly man, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 50 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"13. Madras [Chennai]. - Vache sacrée parée pour une fête indoue." A sacred cow that is ornately adorned is being led by an elderly man with a turban and a beard to a Hindu festival. The publisher is noted as "Fides-Photo." Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit French Catholic Missions.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Animals; Hinduism; Indigenous populations
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Sacred, ornately adorned cow and elderly man, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

11.
School of the St. Thomas Convent, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 48 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en Mission - Méliapour (Indes). Les Oeuvres Pour La Jeunesse - Une des quatre écoles du Couvent St. Thomas." One of the four schools of the St. Thomas Convent is depicted with some women and missionaries standing on the steps.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings; Clergy; Women
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > School of the St. Thomas Convent, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

12.
Seminarians and their teachers, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 49 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Missions Salésiennes. Indes II. 3. Archidiocèse de Madras [Chennai] - Séminaire indigène Pie XI." Seminarians of various ages and their teachers pose outside a building. They are part of the Archdiocese of Chennai. This postcard was published in France.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Clergy; Students
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Seminarians and their teachers, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

13.
St. Raphael's School, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 48 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Méliapour (Madras [Chennai]). St Raphaels School." The exterior of St. Raphael's School is shown with children and missionaries on the steps. There is a large tree in the front yard. Information printed on the back identifies the missionaries, stating, "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie aux Indes." This postcard was printed in Brussels.
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings; Schools
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > St. Raphael's School, Chennai, India, ca.1920-1940

14.
Students and their teacher making clay models, Chennai, India, ca.1900-1920

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 48 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"Clay Modelling, Hindu Girls' School, near Madras [Chennai]." Young girls and their teacher sit in a circle on the floor and make clay models. Additional information reads, "Church of England Zenana Missionary Society. 27, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. Series XIII."
Subject (Geographic):
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Girls; Students; Teachers; Women
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Students and their teacher making clay models, Chennai, India, ca.1900-1920