cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59093
title: People gathered at Ketjetia market in Kumasi, Ghana, ca.1920-1940

description: Ketjetia, Kumasi 167". People are crowded around cars and trucks in a broad lot. Market buildings stand at the periphery of the lot.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coast, Gold Coast.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58766
title: Mission church in a village, Central African Republic, ca.1920-1940

description: La Nigrizia Illustrata Serie III." "7. - Una chiesa di Missione" This color-tinted postcard depicts a brown brick Catholic church standing amid low stone village buildings.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "l'Istituto Missioni Africana di Verona evangelizza vastissime Missioni nell'Africa Centrale.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58919
title: Missionary standing amid thatch-roofed huts, German East Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: A white-hatted missionary stands amid a number of thatch-roofed mud huts. People labor at domestic tasks around him.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Missions Africaines - Province de l'Est" "Scene de la vie domestique" "Imp. Braun & Cie - Mulhouse * Paris * Lyon"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58980
title: Missionary father with others gathered outside a church, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: Ethiopie - Sourre : Chretiens rassembles autour de leur Eglise" A Catholic missionary father stands outside the doorway of a round thatch-roofed church. Other men and women stand with him.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Les Voix Franciscaines, 3e, rue des Potiers, Toulouse.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58915
title: Interior of a mission chapel, German East Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des Peres du St-Esprit" "Pauvre Chapele de Mission a Mhonda (Afrique-Orientale)". An interior view of the chapel is given, looking towards the altar between two rows of benches. Icons and banners hang on the walls.; The back of the postcard has some handwriting on it, and is postmarked and stamped. Printed at the edge is "Edite par l'Ecole Apostolique des Peres du St.-Esprit Lierre, Belgique".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58879
title: Building being constructed at the College of Saint-Louis in Tantah, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon" "Egypte - Maison de campagne au college de Saint-Louis, a Tantah." Several adults stand with a dozen children before the outlines of a wooden school building under construction.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Edition des Missions Africaines
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58920
title: Men pushing a canoe up out of the ocean surf, German East Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: A dozen men push a canoe from the ocean surf onto a beach.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Missions Africaines - Province de l'Est" "Retour de Peche" "Imp. Braun & Cie - Mulhouse * Paris * Lyon"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58889
title: Missionary father with Coptic converts, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon" "Egypte - Missionnaire et un groupe de Coptes convertis." A Catholic missionary father is seated amid several dozen gathered Coptic converts.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Edition des Missions Africaines
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58881
title: Women and children standing with missionary sisters in a Coptic home, Zagazig, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: "Congregation des Souers de Notre-Dame des Apotres - VENISSIEUX (Rhone)". Several women stand with young children in the courtyard of a Coptic home. Some of the women bear clay jugs on their heads. Among them stand two female missionaries, one in the habit of a nun.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting or printed matter.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58905
title: People sitting outside of a hut, German East Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Hut in E. Africa". This tinted postcard depicts a halfdozen people seated before a large hut constructed of sticks and roofed in thatch. Behind the hut, thick foliage can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "S. P. G. [Society for Propagation of the Gospel] Missionary Postcards, 15, Tufton Street, Westminster, No. 138" "A native hut in the diocese of Lebombo, East Africa".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58916
title: Man wearing elaborate headdress, German East Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: De Oost-Afrikaansche neger ten strijde toegerust". A man holding a spear and shield is photographed from the chest up, the picture focusing on the extremely large headdress of feathers and plumes that he wears.; The back of the postcard has some handwriting on it, and is postmarked and stamped. Printed at the edge is "1381/5, Brinio, Rotterdam" "St. Joseph's Congregatie van Mill Hill Procure, Missiehuis, Roosendaal (N.-B.)
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58975
title: Leprosarium chapel altar, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 18. Ethiopie - Harar - La Chapelle de la Leproserie" An ornate Catholic chapel altar is depicted, adorned with candles and statues behind it.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Edit de l'Imprimerie de St-Lazare, Dire-Daoua, par Djibouti (Afrique Orientale)
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58976
title: Missionary father standing before portico at leprosarium, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 15. Ethiopie - Harar - La grande galerie de la Leproserie". A Catholic missionary father stands near a wooden-pillared portico at a leprosarium. A white-clad man stands further down the portico.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Edit de l'Imprimerie de St-Lazare, Dire-Daoua, par Djibouti (Afrique Orientale)
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58988
title: Two men carrying a corpse on a stretcher, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: "11 - Corbi lard, (Le cadavre est lie dans une natte et attache a 2 perches)". Two men dressed in white carry a stretcher. A corpse wrapped in a mat is strapped to the two poles of the stretcher.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Maison Bertrand et Cie".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58914
title: Stone church, German East Africa, ca.1907-1914

description: A stone church is depicted on a flat plain. Two crenelated square towers flank the arched entrance.; The back of the postcard has a penciled "East Africa 1907-1914" written on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58892
title: Sphinx with party of tourists, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon" "Egypte - Sphinx" A small party of tourists stands alongside the unearthed Sphinx.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Edition des Missions Africaines
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58963
title: Huts before a low building, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: "23. L'Ethiopie pittoresque - Dire-Daoua - Paillotte Somalie". Several huts fashioned of brush and corrugated metal stand before a long, low building in the background. A few trees are visible behind the huts.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Imprimerie de la mission Catholique - Dire Daoua".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59136
title: Men beaching boats, Ghana, ca.1920-1940

description: No. 46." Men push shallow-drafted boats up on the beach. Palms dot the beach, and the sea is visible behind them.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coast, Gold Coast
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58785
title: Teacher standing beside ant mound, Central African Republic, ca.1910

description: A hand-tinted postcard depicts a teacher holding a stick standing before a very large ant mound.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Universities' Mission to Central Africa, 9. Dartmouth Street, Westminster. Ant Hill and African Teacher. There are over 400 African tachers in the Universities Mission, who, after training, are put in charge of village schools under the superintendence of an English Missionary. Their wages are about 10s a month. Over 13,000 children were attending school in 1910.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58977
title: Missionary housing in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: "1. Vicariat de Harar (Mission Abyssine) - Toucoules des Religieuses a Addis Abeba". Two low buildings with thatched roofs are shown, a stand of trees behind and between them.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Congregation des Soeurs Franciscaines de Calais Maison-Mere : Rue Eustache-de-St-Pierre, Calais (P.-de.-C)".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58999
title: Procession crossing an arid plain, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 3. L'Ethiopie pittoresque - Marche du Bois". A long string of people cross an arid plain, one of them riding a camel. In the background, a few trees can be seen, and a large building perched atop a hill.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique Dire Daoua
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59187
title: Gravesite of a missionary, Guinea, ca.1920-1940

description: "23. - Guinee Francaise La Tombe d'un Missionnaire dans la brousse". One man kneels and another stands beside a simple low mound of dirt, marked at one end with a crude wooden cross. Behind them, scrub grass and distant trees can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58742
title: Seated missionary reading a book, Cameroon, ca.1954

description: "Missions des P. P. du Saint-Esprit - Cameroun Apres une rude journee - Repos et meditation au crepuscule." A seated Catholic missionary father reads a book by a low wall. Beyond, forest can be seen.; The back of the card has a few words and an address in handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  "Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims". A postmark is present on the card, and indications that a stamp was removed. A stamped mark on the card reads "Missions Revue Mensuelle pour les Amis des Missionnaire 40, Rue La Fontaine, Paris (16e) Tel: AUT 82-60 - C. C. P. 1718-45 Paris".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58927
title: St. Joseph's Cathedral, Asmara, Eritrea, ca.1920-1940

description: St. Joseph's Cathedral in Asmara is shown, the photograph taken from a slightly elevated vantage point.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "ASMARA (Colonia Eritrea) La Cattedrale)" "Ediz. A. A. & F. Cicero - Asmara-Massaua"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59183
title: Aerial view of cathedral in Conakry, Guinea, ca.1920-1940

description: An aerial view depicts the Catholic cathedral in Conakry from an angle, the bell tower rising in the left of the photograph.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. At the edge of the correspondence section is printed "1604 - Guinee - Conakry  - Vue aerienne La Cathedrale."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58899
title: Hillside village, German East Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des peres du Saint-Espirit. "Afrique Orientale - Un Village dans la Foret - LL". A few people look out from hillside huts fashioned from sticks and leaves. In the background, forested hills can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59089
title: Market crowded with people, Ghana, ca.1920-1940

description: DodowahGold Coast W. A. Market Place." A number of tents and sheds are set up in a cleared space. Large crowds of people buy and sell there, their wares piled around them.; The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Basel Mission Book depot, Accra, W.-Africa, No. 14.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58824
title: Procession at Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire, ca.1920-1940

description: People carry an image of the Virgin Mary down a village street. Onlookers watch from the sides.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Procession a Korhogo" "Photo Blonde - Mis. Afric."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58806
title: Missionary sister ringing a bell, Central African Republic, ca.1920-1940

description: A Catholic missionary sister stands to ring a bell. The bell hangs from a set of boards resting in the crooks of two trees.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the top of the correspondence section is "Monastere Des Clarisses Bouar, Republique Centrafricaine."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58825
title: Procession at Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire, ca.1920-1940

description: A long procession of people walk down a village street, the photograph taken from ground level to the side. Behind them, village huts can be seen.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Procession a Korhogo" "Photo Blonde - Mis. Afric."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59045
title: Missionary sister tending to the sick, Gabon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des peres du Saint-Esprit - Gabon - Une Soeur soignant les Malades - LL". A Catholic missionary sister kneels beside two women seated on a bench. She tends to one woman's bandaged leg.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59092
title: Ketjetia market in Kumasi, Ghana, ca.1920-1940

description: Ketjetia, Kumasi 169". A broad circular lot of grass is visible surrounded by paved roads. Beyond the lot, people are gathered near large a large building. A bus is visible, and other buildings are in the background.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coast, Gold Coast.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58890
title: Missionary father with youths on an exercise field, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon" "Egypte - Jeux a la maison de campagne." Catholic missionary fathers stand with numerous youths on an open exercise field. Some of the youths are climbing exercise equipment. One stands astride a bicycle.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Edition des Missions Africaines
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58820
title: People gathered on steps, Cote d'Ivoire, ca.1920-1940

description: Four men in white pith helmets stand on the stone steps of a large thatch-roofed building. Around them stand other men.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "La Poste a Ferkessedougou" "Photo Blonde - Mis. Afric."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59186
title: Catholic mission buildings, Guinea, ca.1920-1940

description: "24. Guinee Francaise - Ste-Rose-J'Ourous - Une Mission Catholoique en formation" Several thatch-roofed Catholic mission buildings are depicted, with a dirt road and light scrub visible in the foreground.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59088
title: Warehouse in Accra, Ghana, ca.1920-1940

description: Accra Gold Coast W. A. Ware House." A large open yard is depicted with a brick warehouse visible on the far and right hand sides. A few men stand in the yard.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Basel Mission Book depot, Accra, W.-Africa, No. 4.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58929
title: Missionary fathers and children before fountain, Eritrea, ca.1920-1940

description: Serie V. - Palazzi e Monumenti" "Adi ugri - Fontana" Three Catholic missionary fathers fill vessels from an ornate white stone fountain. Behind them, three young children stand looking on.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "La Missione Eritrea soccore la fanciullezza abbandonata della Colonia con nemerosi orfanotrofi e brefotrofi. Date il vostro obolo : e opera di religione e di patria. Gratzie vi diranno tanti piccini che voi salvate. Dirigere le offerte : Segretariato delle Missioni Cappuccine Lombarde - Milano - Viale Monforte, 2.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59175
title: Blacksmiths working at the forge, Ghana, ca.1920-1940

description: No. 82 Native Blacksmith at Work (Interior of the Gold-Coast, W.-A.)" Two men stand in an unwalled, thatch-roofed enclosure. An anvil stands on a length of log, and one man hammers metal on it. Another mans the bellows of the nearby forge.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Basel Mission Book depot, Accra, W.-Africa, No. 82
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58768
title: Giur grain baskets, Central African Republic, ca.1920-1940

description: Africa Meravigliosa Serie II - Dimore Africane" "4. - Granaio dei Giur." A man stands leaning against a wooden platform upon which rest several large woven baskets.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "La Missione dell'Africa Centrale estesa piu che mezza Europa, evangelizzata dell'Istituto delle Missioni Africane di Verona.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59046
title: Pahouin man with nose jewelry and braided hair, Gabon, ca.1923

description: "Missions des P. P. du Saint-Esprit - Gabon Pahouin de l'Interieur". A picture is given of a man's upper torso and head. He wears intricate nose jewelry, necklaces, and his hair is done in elaborate fashion.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58970
title: Missionary fathers with gathered assistants, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: Ethiopie -Harrar : Monseigneur et ses principaux collaborateurs." Catholic missionary fathers are seated with an assembled gathering of men, women, and children.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Les Voix Franciscaines, 3e, rue des Potiers, Toulouse.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59048
title: Diorama of mission dispensary, ca.1920-1940

description: Les Soeurs Bleues de Castres a l'exposition coloniale" "Reproduction du 1er dispensarie fonde a Libreville par Soeur St-Charles (51 ans de Gabon - Prix Montvon)" A diorama is shown depicting the mission dispensary at Libreville.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Les Soeurs de l'Immaculee-Conception de Castres (Tarn) travaillent depuis 1847 en Afrique, a la regeneration de la femme noirs au Senegal et au Gabon. Depuis 1904 elles exercent aussi leur zele en Amerique du Sud, au Matto-Grosso (Brasil) et en Rep. Argentine." "A. Joinard, editeur, 4. rue du Buisson Saint-Louis, Paris (Xc)" "Lisez et propages nos Annales : "L'Immaculee"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58985
title: Missionary sister with Oromo people gathered, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 3 - Mission Galla - Apres un "Ave Maria", depart pour la promenade". A Catholic missionary sister walks with a large procession of Oromo people.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Congregation des Soeurs Fransicaines de Calas Maison Mere : Rue Esutache-de-St-Pierre, Calais (P.de-C.)" "Phyototypie 49, rue de Canteleu, Lille.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58885
title: Dispensary boat at anchor by riverbank, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: "Medical Mission Auxiliary, Church Missionary House, Salisbury Square, London, E. C.", "Medical mission itinerating work on the river Nile. Many villages are reached by means of this Dispensary Boat, and as the sick are being relieved, the Gospel finds an entrance. Such pioneer work is of the first importance. Particulars of work in Egypt and elsewhere can be gathered from Mercy and Truth, 1d. monthly, through any bookseller." A riverboat dispensary is moored to a riverbank. Two men stand on the long, narrow dock that connects it to the bank.; The back of the postcard has a name indistinctly handwritten.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58984
title: Oromo novice with children outdoors, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 12 - Mission Galla - Jeune professe indigene et ses eleves". An Orono novice nun sits in her habit, with six young children standing or seated around her. A portico is to her right, while thick foliage is to her left.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Congregation des Soeurs Fransicaines de Calas Maison Mere : Rue Esutache-de-St-Pierre, Calais (P.de-C.)" "Phyototypie 49, rue de Canteleu, Lille.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58799
title: Carpenters working at their benches, Central African Republic, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des peres Blancs" "Un atelier de menuiserie dans le Centre Africaine." A missionary father stands among carpenters working at their benches.; The back of the card is blank.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58983
title: Missionary sister with Oromo children, eating a meal outdoors, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 5 - Mission Galla - Repas in plein air." A Catholic missionary sister stands by a set of benches at which Oromo children are seated and eating a meal. Behind her, a white-plastered building is visible.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Congregation des Soeurs Fransicaines de Calas Maison Mere : Rue Esutache-de-St-Pierre, Calais (P.de-C.)" "Phyototypie 49, rue de Canteleu, Lille.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58982
title: Two Oromo girls with water jars, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 3 - Mission Galla - Jeunes Filles Gallas allant a la riviere". Two young Oromo women dressed in white are shown in profile, both carrying large clay water jugs on their backs.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Congregation des Soeurs Fransicaines de Calas Maison Mere : Rue Esutache-de-St-Pierre, Calais (P.de-C.)
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58965
title: Mission church, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: Ethiopie - Dirre-Daoua : L'Eglise de la Mission, restauree en 1924". A brick mission church with bell tower is visible over a low stone wall. A few people walk before the wall.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Les Voix Franciscaines, 3e, rue des Potiers, Toulouse.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58948
title: Outdoor festival, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 19. L'Ethiope pittoresque - Benediction du Bueher - Fete de la Croix" People are gathered in an open field. Behind them, a tall hillside rises behind buildings.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique - Dire-Daoua.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59004
title: Man with resting camels, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940

description: 18. L'Ethiopie pittoresque - Le repos des Dromedaires". A man stands among several resting camels, a large tree to the side. In the background, several buildings can be seen.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique Dire Daoua
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58880
title: Stone Catholic church at Zagazig, Egypt, ca.1920-1940

description: Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon" "Egypte - Eglise de Zagazig." A Catholic church constructed of stone with a tall bell tower stands beside a still body of water. A few people are visible standing before the church.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Edition des Missions Africaines
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59044
title: Fang man with intricately-woven hair, Gabon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des peres du Saint-Esprit - Gabon" "Chez nos Indigenes : Un beau type de Fang. - LL". A cartouche portrait of a Fang man's upper body is given. His hair is intricately braided.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting.