"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 by the Swedish Church Mission Board.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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."
“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.
