“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 pos...
“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...
“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 t...
"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.
"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 ...
"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.
“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: ...
“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 ...
"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...
"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 o...
"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 sta...
"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...
"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, st...
"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...