cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65374
title: Bust portrait of a smiling girl, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 46. - Madagascar - Type de jeune fille Betsimisaraka." An oval cartouche contains a bust portrait of a smiling young girl. She wears a beaded necklace and closely-curled hair.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64655
title: Choirboys gathered with missionary father and indigenous priest, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 8. - Les enfants de choeur." A number of young choirboys are shown gathered before a stone building. An indigenous Catholic priest sits before them, while a missionary father is visible in the back row.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65703
title: Christians gathered outside a large brick building, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 13. - Madagascar - Une chretiente fervente." A large crowd of local Christians are shown gathered outside a large brick building. The stone pillars of a gateway are visible in the throng.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64388
title: Missionary father and others seated by a muddy pool, Congo, ca.1920-1940

description: A Catholic missionary father and several others are shown seated by a small, muddy pool. One of the men holds the bridle of a donkey.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting and is postmarked and stamped. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Missionarissen van Afrika (Witte Paters)" "Missionnaires d'Afrique (Peres Blancs)" "7. In de lava-streek - Rusthalt bij het water (Opper-Congo)" "7.  region des laves - Halte au bord de l'eau. (Haut-Congo)"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65373
title: Missionary father riding a horse along a dirt trail, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 14. - Madagascar - Le Missionnaire va visiter ses Chreitientes." A missionary father is shown riding a horse along a dirt trail. On either side are broad grassy fields. A man stands behind the rider and bears a burden on his head.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64652
title: Women pounding rice in a mortar, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 16. - Pilage et vannage du riz." Three women pound rice in a wooden mortar while one sits nearby. Behind them is a thatch-roofed building made of mud.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65710
title: Young boy standing before an altar, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 201. Madagascar.  - Une priere pour les Bienfaiteurs." A young boy stands before the altar rail of a Catholic church.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65230
title: People standing amid tall thickets of bamboo, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: A boy stands by a dense thicket of bamboo. Nearby a young woman holds a child. Behind the stands of bamboo can be seen part of a building.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting, and is stamped and postmarked. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65706
title: Man blowing hollowed horn outside a thatched building, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 45. - Madagascar - Quand en n'a pas de clocher pour appeler les fideles." A man stands outside of a thatched building, clasping a hollowed horn in both hands and blowing into it.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65387
title: Missionary father sitting behind paddlemen in a canoe, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 222 Madagascar - En pirogue, sous le soleil, de longues heures!" A Catholic missionary father sits at the stern of a canoe, while four paddlemen move the boat down a river.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65229
title: Man standing in a niche in a wall of dressed stone blocks, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: A man stands in a small niche cut into the side of a wall. The wall is made of dressed stone blocks, and above and behind it can be seen a thatch-roofed building.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65380
title: Young woman holding toddler on her hip, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 238 Madagascar - Elle est si jolie!" A young woman holds a toddler on her hip. She wears a circular white cap. Behind her, a construction of poles can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65378
title: Portrait of a young indigenous seminarian, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 121 Madagascar - Un jeune Seminariste." A young indigenous seminarian is shown in a bust portrait, wearing a white wrap and a crucifix about his neck.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65702
title: Missionary father holding two infants on his lap, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 221. Madagascar Le bonheur et les soucis du bon grand'pere (Pere Joseph de Villele." A Catholic missionary father is shown seated and holding two white-swaddled infants on his lap.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64671
title: Young boys gathering in a circle around a missionary father, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Madagascar 5. - Meute de louveteaux" "Il y a des scouts a Madagascar, et aussi des louveteaux. Voici ceux du college Saint-Joseph a Fianarantsoa. C'est la patrouille des Hirondelles. 1. - Jeune Malgache. 2. - Habitations malgaches. 3. - La fete du riz. 4. - Missionnaire en voyage."  A circle of young boys is gathered around a Catholic missionary father. A ball rests at the man's feet and he holds a flag in hand.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65330
title: Young girls gathering before a crumbling stone wall, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 17. - Madagascar - Premieres Communiantes devent une Grotte de Notre-Dame de Lourdes." Five young girls are shown standing outdoors, their hands clasped in prayer. A crumbling stone wall is visible behind them.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64647
title: Missionaries crossing rocky mounds, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 13. - Pasage de la Mania : un Missionnaire embarasse." A group of Catholic missionary fathers are shown crossing a series of rocky mounds that jut from a modest body of water. A pack animal is visible to one side.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64791
title: Men standing around a low stone tomb, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Mission Protestante Francaise de Madagascar" "Tombeau de Paul Minault et Benjamin Escande, Ramainandro." Six men stand around a low stone tomb. The tomb is worked with a large cross. Behind them, neatly-tended foliage can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m66681
title: A monkey show, Changde, Hunan, China, ca.1900-1919

description: "Monkey show in our back yard.  2 small Logans watch from the porch.  (Victor remembers this enchanting afternoon)"  A monkey and a dog are performing while children look on.; Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m66728
title: Men carrying a brightly-decorated coffin headed by a paper dragon, China, ca.1917-1923

description: “A paper dragon leading the funeral coffin gaily decorated. Carried by coolies through the street.”; From the lantern slide show of Rolland and Lottie Welch, who served under the United Evangelical Mission / Evangelical church in Hunan, China, from 1917 to 1923.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65048
title: Two people standing in brush outside of Tananarive, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 2. - Madagascar - Vue de Tananarive." Two white-clad people are shown standing outdoors amid thick brush. In the background, the town of Tananarive is shown rising up along a hillside.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'Oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches" 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64661
title: Missionary father with seated lepers, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 5. - Le Pere Beyzim et quelques lepreux." A Catholic missionary father stands outdoors. Three people suffering from advanced leprosy sit at his feet.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64789
title: Newlyweds drawn in a hand-drawn carriage in a wedding procession, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Congregation de Saint Joseph de Cluny, 21, rue Mechain, Paris." "Nossi-Be - Cortege nuptial." Two newlyweds are shown being drawn in a carriage as part of a wedding procession. Other people ride behind them, and the side of the road is lined with white-clad well-wishers.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65235
title: Child carrying bricks atop her head, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 48 - Madagascar - Porteuse de briques" A young female child carries eight large bricks piled atop her head.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65090
title: Drawing of catechist boaters on a lake, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: Madagascar. - Les Catechistes de l'Ecole Normale" "En Vacances. - Missions des P. P. Jesuites-Tananarive." The card depicts a color drawing of male catechists boating on a lake.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions catholoques du monde entier. Envoyez votre offrande par Chques Postaux ; Paris, 618-25, Lyon, 72-71.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64688
title: Man carrying yoke, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 228. Madagascar - Quelque part en Imerina..." A man is shown carrying a heavily-laden yoke across a sandy stretch. Behind him, tall hills rise.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'Oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches' 79. Avenue de Breteuil, Paris-XVc - CH. Post 567-39 Paris.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64654
title: People planting rice, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 15. - Le repiquage du riz." A number of people are shown in a muddy paddy, bending to plant rice.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64788
title: Mission station behind a low stick fence, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Les Missionnaires Premontres de France" "La Mission de Maroantsetra fondee par le P. Louis de Gonzague." Several wooden mission buildings are shown standing behind a low stick fence.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65041
title: Festival day in Tananarive, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 179 Madagascar. -Un jour de fete a Tananarive." A vast crowd of people is shown covering the hillsides of Tananarive, houses jutting up amid the swarm of people.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'Oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches" 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64660
title: Elevated view of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 7. - Fianarantsoa." An elevated view shows the spread of the town of Fianarantsoa, including a double-spired stone church.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64658
title: Hillside above a small town, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 12. - Ambohimahasoa" The photograph is taken from a hillside vantage, showing the land sloping away towards rice fields and a small town beyond. A young boy is in the foreground of the picture.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64084
title: Five young boys standing outdoors, Congo, ca.1920-1940

description: Five young boys are shown standing outdoors, each dressed in tunic and trousers. Behind them, the wall of a large building can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the edges of the correspondence section is "Mission des Filles de Marie de Pesches Bas-Congo." "13. - Quel bonheur d'etre baptise!"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65074
title: Elevated view of Tananarive, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 9. - Madagascar. - Vue du haut de Tananarive." A slightly elevated view looks down on broad hillsides covered with the buildings of the town of Tananarive.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'Oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches" 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64664
title: Missionary father riding a donkey-drawn cart, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 18. - L' 'automobile' d'un Missionnaire." A Catholic missionary father is shown riding in a cart drawn by a donkey. Children stand nearby, and tall houses line the background.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64818
title: People boating on a small body of water, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 189 Madagascar. - Pres de Tamatave" Several people are shown boating in a narrow dugout. The small body of water has thick forest on either bank.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches' 70, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris Xc, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64787
title: Missionary father sitting with gathered people, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Les Missionnaires Premontres de France" "Les RR. PP. Louis et Vincent de Paul avec les Chretiens de Maroantsetra." A Catholic missionary father is shown sitting with an assembly of white-clad people. Behind them a wooden-pillared building can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64656
title: Zebu grazing on an open field, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 9. - Les boeufs-zebus." A herd of zebu cattle are shown grazing on a grassy plain.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65704
title: Rider wearing a white kepi pausing in a shallow pool, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 3. - Madagascar - Village sur les Sommets." A man wearing a white kepi rides a horse through a shallow pool of water. Two other people stand nearby.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64915
title: People sitting indoors for an agricultural celebration, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Tamatave - Fete des produits de la terre au Temple de la mission Protestante Francaise." A number of white-clad people are shown sitting indoors, a fan of decorative vegetation at the far side of the room.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64802
title: People carrying a shrouded corpse for burial, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Catechistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculee - 3. - Enterrement indigene chez les Sihanakas." Several people carry a white-shrouded corpse along a path, with one person following after.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64189
title: Women preparing food outdoors, Congo, ca.1920-1940

description: A half-dozen women are shown in varying stages of food preparation outdoors. Three work at a table while others work on the ground or near a bubbling pot.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is ""Mission des Filles de Marie de Pesches Bas-Congo." "Preparations culinaires."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64090
title: Woman with pipe standing by two young boys, Congo, ca.1920-1940

description: "Mission des Filles de Marie de Pesches Bas-Congo." "Nobles du pays." A woman wearing a striped wrap stands outdoors, a pipe in hand. She is flanked by two young boys in waist wraps. All three wear rectangular amulets around their necks.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65143
title: A group of lepers standing outdoors, ca.1920-1940

description: "Congregation de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Michain, Paris" "Madagascar - Les lepreux au milleu de lis." A dozen men afflicted with leprosy stand outdoors, one holding a bundle of flowers in his hands. They wear white tunics and trousers.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65153
title: Inset photograph of missionary sisters standing with lepers, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Madagascar - Societe des Amis des Missions de Montauban" "Diaconesse soignant des lepreux." Two missionary sisters stand on either side of a trio of leprosy patients. Behind them a whitewashed building can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64336
title: Two female catechists standing outside, Congo, ca.1920-1940

description: Haut- Congo Belge. Belgisch Opper Congo." "No. 4. Catechistes de la croix. Catechisten van het kruis." Two young catechists are shown standing outdoors. They wear white dresses and one has her hands clasped before her. A brick wall is visible behind them.; The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting and a partial postmark. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Congregation des Filles de la Croix de Liege. Congregatie der Dochters van het Kruis te Luik."Maison-mere Moederhuis: rue Hors-Chateau, 49." "Mission du Haut-Congo belge. Missie van den Belgischen Opper-Congo.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m67110
title: Group of men walking in a line outside the hospital, Changde, Hunan, China, ca.1900-1919

description: A group of Chinese men walking in a line outside the hospital in Changteh [now Changde], China.  They appear to be blind.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64121
title: Missionary sisters providing nutrition education, Congo, ca.1920-1940

description: "Mission des Filles de Marie de Pesches Bas-Congo." "Consultation des nourrisons." Several Catholic missionary sisters are shown outdoors, instructing a group of women. Tin basins rest on the ground nearby. Behind them, a thatch-roofed building can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64578
title: Bust portrait of a woman wearing western dress, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Madagascar - 41. - Type et genre de Coiffure du Betsileo." A bust portrait is shown of a woman wearing a western-style dress. Her hair is braided in many small locks.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65151
title: Inset photograph of missionary riding in a cart pulled by two men, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Madagascar - Societe des Amis des Missions de Montauban" "Missionnaire en pousse-pousse." A hatted Catholic missionary father sits in a two-wheeled cart being pulled by a pair of men.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64511
title: Missionary sisters standing among lepers, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Madagascar. - Quelques Lepreux d'Ambohidratrimo." Catholic missionary sisters are shown standing outdoors among a gathering of lepers. A dry, barren plain is visible around them.; The back of the postcard is closely covered in handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65045
title: Missionary father standing with nine indigenous priests, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: A Catholic missionary father stands in the doorway of a large stone building. Around him, nine indigenous priests stand dressed in their full vestments.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'Oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches" 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris" "4. - Les neuf premiers pretres Malgaches ordonnes a Tananarive par S. G. Mgr. de Saune, le 18 Fevrier 1925. De gauche a droite : Ignace Ramarosandratana, Edouard Ranaivo, J.-B. Rakotobe, Philibert Randris, S. G. Mgr. de Saune, J.-B. Ranaivo, Hubert Nicol, Bernard Rabe, Nepomucene Rakoto, Michel Razanakolona. Trois de ces jeunes Pretres sont morts victimes de leur devouement aupres des pestiferes."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m65088
title: Young women performing needlework in a large room, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Les petites alouettes de la brousse sont tres vite acclimatees a l'atmosphere de la voliere car l'apprivoisement, c'est Jesus le grand charmeur des ames qui s'en charge.. Tout en executant de vraies merveilles, les petites dentelleres chantent les louanges du Seigneur et s'arment pour les luttes de la vie!" An inset cartouche shows a number of young women wearing white dresses, all working at needlepoint within a large, white-walled room.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64651
title: Rice fields growing near a village, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: "Betsileo (Madagascar). - 14. - Rizieres a Imady." Broad rice paddies are shown from a slightly elevated view. The fields stretch out before a village in the distance, and a tall hill behind it.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m64846
title: Cyclone-damaged street front in Tamatave, Madagascar, ca.1920-1940

description: 1. - Le cyclone de Tamatave" "Le front de mer qui a subi les premiers assauts du cyclone." A line of wrecked houses and other structures are shown slumped along a city street, the wreckage left by a cyclone.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Pour 'L'oeuvre des Pretres Malgaches' 70, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris Xc, Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris