“Sœurs de la Charité de Jésus et de Marie, Gand. 4. Congo, Kasai. (Tshimuanze) Au camp de lépreux.” Four people are shown outside at a leprosarium. The effects of the disease are seen on the hands and feet of the man standing. The caption and publisher, “Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.” are printed on the back of the postcard. Several lines of handwriting in Dutch are on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon, Cote-D'Or - Fortification d'un village. People sit and walk before walls of piled stone that guard an approach to a village., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Edition des Missions Africaines".
A crowd of villagers is shown entering a village square or clearing. One man, probably a chief, is being carried in a palanquin above the crowd. Two men follow with trunks balanced on their heads while another man carries a large drum overhead.
Subject (Geographic):
Ghana
Subject (Topic):
Indigenous populations; Customs and traditions; Leadhership; Musical instruments
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., En Brousse: Arrivee triomphale du Missionnaire au Village ("In Bush: Triumphal arrival of the Missionary at the Village "). Men, women, and children are gathered in front of a large structure with a thatched roof. A missionary father dressed in white stands among them. Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin., and The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "Procure de la Mission du Cameroun: 214, Rue Lafayette, Paris (Xe)" and a printed address of the publisher: "Edit. M. Brochard. 81, quai Fosse - Nantes"The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic religious order.
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 395 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Rural Service Center "On the way home from the public work with our village folks" "Health Campaign" Men in both Chinese and Western dress, women and children in Chinese dress, walking along a road carrying tools and baskets. Fields on either side of the road, trees at left, hills behind.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., CAMEROUN - Village Bamoun. Several thatch-roofed huts constructed of sticks frame an open courtyard. Several Bamoun villagers stand or sit at the edge of the photograph., and The back of the card is closely covered with handwriting, and is stamped and postmarked. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Ste. des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bd Arago, Paris".
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 19 | Folder 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Chinese Village, South China - Barbour Several buildings with agricultural fields in foreground and mountains in background.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Several conical thatched buildings are shown from an elevation. Behind them, a very steep, rocky hillside rises at a sharp angle., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Missions des Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "Basutos. - Dans la montagne saupoudree de neige, tel un archipel de ruches, le village basuto s'eveille au soleil levant."
A group of adults and one child are seated and standing outside. The women are dressed in traditional clothing. Some of the men are wearing robes and some are wearing suits., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard contains a handwritten message and contains the caption: "3.- Hoofdmannen te Kasongo." The back also contains information about the mission agency: "Missien der Witte Paters." There is also information about the publisher: "Ern. Thill, Brussel."