cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58708
title: People holding percussion sticks, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Instrument de musique : lamelles de bois posees sur deux troncons de bananier". Several people are gathered around short lengths of logs placed across two log rests. Four sit and hold shorter lengths of stick used for percussion. Three more stand behind the logs.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "CAMEROUN FRANCAIS Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Dillen et Cie, Heliograv. 23 rue Oudinot - Paris".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58668
title: Catholic church at the Mbanga mission, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: A peak-roofed Catholic church with two bell towers stands amid palm trees. People stand or walk nearby.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "LES PRETRES DU SACRE-COEUR AU CAMEROUN" "Eglise de MBANGA". "EDITIONS de LUXE "ESTEL" LAVELLE & Co" "84, Rue Lecourbe, Paris XV b - Reproduction interdite Photo FAUCONNIER - S. C. I."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58474
title: Missionary framed in cartouche and exhortatory writing, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Brethren Pray for us" "Go ye into all the World and preach the Gospel to every creature." "These cards are intended to remind us of the servants of Christ whose faces we have seen and whose fellowship we have enjoyed but who are now absent, serving the Lord". "The proceeds from the sale of these cards, above the cost of production, will be entirely devoted to the Lord's work in foreign lands". In an oval cartouche is printed the face of a robed man, captioned "A. L. Lamb" and "Sailed 1883" above "Algiers, North Africa".; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58484
title: Seated women and children sewing, Angola, ca.1920-1940

description: "30. Sewing Class, Bie". Fifteen women and children are seated before a building. Several are working at sewing quilted blankets.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "EDWARD SANDERS, MISSAO INGLEZA, BIE ANGOLA".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58478
title: Statue of Madonna and child with priest and broken-shackled slave, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des Peres Blancs - Maison Carree (Algerie) Notre-Dame des Esclaves". The postcard portrays a statue consisting of a Madonna and child at whose feet kneel a Catholic priest and a man with broken shackles hanging from an arm.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58655
title: Cathedral at Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: A Catholic cathedral with twin bell towers can be seen through a light screen of trees.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "4 - Cameroun - Douala La Cathedrale".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58449
title: Women standing near bowls, French Equatorial Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Afrique Equatoriale Femmes noires pilant le mil Soeurs Missionaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger)". Three women stand around a set of bowls placed on the ground. Two of the women carry children in slings at their hip.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58459
title: Missionary father visiting villagers, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "NAVRONGO - En visite chez les Gourounsi. Greniers a mil." A Catholic missionary father converses with a woman amid thatch-topped conical buildings. Other men and women stand and watch.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting. At the border of the correspondence and address sections is printed"Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, Birmandreis (Alger) Procure, 101 rue Olivier-de-Serres, Paris XVc" and "Helio Aulard, Paris".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58482
title: Christians assembled before a building, Angola, ca.1920-1940

description: "15. Children of Believers, Bie". A large group of people are assembled before a thatch-roofed building with wooden pillars.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "EDWARD SANDERS, MISSAO INGLEZA, BIE ANGOLA".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58462
title: Missionary father with small children, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "SAHARA - OUARGLA Nos mignons bebes ouarglis profitent avec bonheur des bons soins recus a la pouponniere." The postcard depicts three overlapping photographs showing a Catholic missionary father with a group of small children.; The back of the postcard is closely covered in handwriting. Printed in the margins of the correspondence section is "Helio Auhard, Paris" and "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, Birmandreis (Alger) Procure, 101 rue-Olivier-des-Serres, Paris XVc".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58481
title: Catholic church building, Angola, ca.1920-1940

description: "Benguela - Igreja Matriz." A Catholic church building is shown from a front three-quarters view. People stand before it. The card is stamped and postmarked.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58443
title: Five orphans with an adult, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Petits Orphelins". Five orphans stand by a brick pillar. An adult leans forward, face obscured, to hold a child's arms.; The back of the postcard has a penciled "No 2604-" written on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58709
title: Bamum women posing to show coiffures, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin". "2. Coiffures de Femmes Bamoums". Bamum women stand posing for the camera, displaying their coiffures and wraps.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Edit. M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse - Nantes".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58664
title: Newly-baptized people assembled before a thatch-roofed building, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: Cameroun Francais - Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin". "10. Mission de Foumban - Un groupe de noveaux baptistses". A group of men and women assemble outside of a thatch-roofed building, many with hands clasped in prayer.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Procure de la Mission du Cameroun : 214, Rue lafayette, PARIS (X)" "Edit M. Brochard, St. quai Fosse - Nantes.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58472
title: Ruins of Timgad, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Ruines de TIMGAD - Entree du Forum". A ground view of the ancient Roman ruins at Timgad is provided. The postcard depicts the steps leading up into the columns that mark the old forum.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edges of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique - Saint-Charles, par Birmandreis (Alger)".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58476
title: Missionary sister and patients assembled before a hospital, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "HOPITAL Ste-ELISABETH (Algerie). - Groupe de Malades". A Catholic missionary sister stands with an assembled group of patients. Behind them, the wall of the hospital is visible.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edges of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique - Saint-Charles par Birmandreis (Alger)".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58450
title: Missionary sisters providing medical care, French Equatorial Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Afrique Equatorial Soins aux Malades Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger)".  Three Catholic missionary sisters provide medical attention to the inhabitants of a village.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58722
title: Large wooden war drums carved with figures, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin". "7. Art indigene : Les Tambours de Guerre." Several men and women stand before a thatch-roofed building. Among them rise huge, intricately-carved wooden war drums, each as tall as a man.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Edit. M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse - Nantes".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58706
title: People preparing the grounds outside missionary sisters' house, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: Several people hoe and clear ground of brush outside of a corrugated-roof building intended to house Catholic missionary sisters.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Maison Jean-Bernard, editeur, St. Etienne". YOKO (Cameroun) 42 - On prepare la Maison des Soeurs."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58448
title: Children at their first communion, French Equatorial Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame Saint Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Enfants de la Premiere Communion."  Numerous children stand in white clothing before a brick building. Several adults stand among them, along with four Catholic missionary sisters.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58485
title: Men laboring to build a mud-brick structure, Angola, ca.1920-1940

description: "33. Building a Meeting Room, Bie". Men work with ladders and scaffolding to construct a mud-brick building.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "EDWARD SANDERS, MISSAO INGLEZA, BIE ANGOLA".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58710
title: Sultan Njoya of the Bamum people, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin". "1. Le Sultan NJOYA sur son trone orne de perles - A sa gauche, un serviteur porte sa grande pipe en cuivre.". Sultan Njoya of the Bamum people sits outdoors upon his ornate throne, surrounded by his servants who hold indicia of office.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Edit. M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse - Nantes".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58460
title: Missionary sisters teaching children, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Nyass-Mua - La classe". Two Catholic missionary sisters instruct a group of children who are seated on low wooden benches. A sister uses a pointer to direct attention to writing hung up on the side of a brick building.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the correspondence section are "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles." and "Soeurs Missionnaires de N. D. d'Afrique (Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie) Postulats: Andenne (Namur) Thielt (Fl. Occ.). Noviciat: Herent (Brabant). Procure: Louvain, 13,  Rue des Moutons.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58441
title: Seated grandmother and standing child, ca.1920-1940

description: "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Grand'maman et sa petite-fille". A seated grandmother sips from a cup by means of a drinking straw. A young girl stands beside her holding a vessel.; There is no handwriting on the back of the card. A circular imprint mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58712
title: Throne of Sultan Njoya, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin". "1. Art indigene : Un trone historique sculpte d'un seul bloc de bois". Sultan Njoya stands beside his throne, with palms in the background. The throne itself is ornately carved of a single block of wood.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Edit. M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse - Nantes".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72292
title: Building of "Photo Ciné Cameroun", in Cameroon

description: Building of "Photo Ciné Cameroun", services of photography and film in Cameroon.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72241
title: Fair of Ngondo, in Cameroon

description: People attending to the fair of Ngondo, in Douala.; The Ngondo is a traditional cameroonian feast which gathers Sawa people in Douala during the first week of December.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72242
title: Fair of Ngondo, in Cameroon

description: People attending to the fair of Ngondo, in Douala.; The Ngondo is a traditional cameroonian feast which gathers Sawa people in Douala during the first week of December.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72253
title: Fair of Ngondo, in Cameroon

description: Pirogue on the river, during the fair of Ngondo, in Douala.; The Ngondo is a traditional cameroonian feast which gathers Sawa people in Douala during the first week of December.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72246
title: Fair of Ngondo, in Cameroon

description: People attending to the fair of Ngondo, in Douala.; The Ngondo is a traditional cameroonian feast which gathers Sawa people in Douala during the first week of December.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72276
title: Samuel Koloto Wanjade, in Cameroon

description: Full-length portrait of Samuel Koloto Wanjade.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72299
title: Harbour of Douala, in Cameroon

description: Boats moored to a dock in the harbour of Douala.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72415
title: Commemoration of the king Duala Manga, in Cameroon

description: Ceremony for the commemoration of the king Duala Manga, with the governor Delavignette.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72376
title: Trees, in Cameroon

description: View of trees into the light.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72294
title: Hospital of Douala, in Cameroon

description: View of the entrance of the european hospital of Douala.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72247
title: Fair of Ngondo, in Cameroon

description: People attending to the fair of Ngondo, in Douala.; The Ngondo is a traditional cameroonian feast which gathers Sawa people in Douala during the first week of December.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72356
title: Benedictine house, in Cameroon

description: View of the Benedictine house in Otele.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72521
title: Mission school of Deido, in Cameroon

description: School of the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society) of Deido, Douala. Pupils stand on the stairs in front of the school buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72375
title: Tree of the traveller, in Cameroon

description: View of a tree of traveller, in Cameroon.; Ravinala is a plant from Madagascar. It is also called 'Tree of the traveller', because of the water kept at the roots of its leaves which can be drunk.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72295
title: Neighbourhood of Douala, in Cameroon

description: Street with shops in Douala, Cameroon.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72252
title: Fair of Ngondo, in Cameroon

description: Man reading a speech during the fair of Ngondo, in Douala.; The Ngondo is a traditional cameroonian feast which gathers Sawa people in Douala during the first week of December.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58475
title: Missionary sister and people amid buildings beside a stream, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions d'Afrique En Tournee chez les Malades". A Catholic missionary sister stands with other people amid mud brick buildings. A stream flows among the buildings, with a footbridge constructed over it.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edges of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionnaires de N. D. d'Afrique, Birmandreis (Alger)".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58716
title: Altar inside a Catholic church, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des P. P. du Saint-Esprit - Cameroun" "Une Eglise de brousse un jour de grand pavois". The postcard depicts an altar inside a Catholic church. Banners and greenery flank the altar itself.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  "Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58467
title: Woman seated by a doorway, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "MISSIONS DES PERES BLANCS Porte exterieure du Reduit d'ou fut arrache le Pere de Foucauld er devant laquelle il recut, agenouille et priant, le coup mortel le 4er Decembre 1916 a Tamanrasset". A woman is seated by a doorway that pierces a high stone wall.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Soeurs Blanches Birmandreis (Alger)'.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58488
title: Thatched meeting room and assembled villagers, Angola, ca.1920-1940

description: Meeting Room, Bihe, Central Africa". Assembled villagers stand before a large thatch-roofed building.; The back of the postcard is addressed, stamped, and postmarked, with the correspondence section closely filled with handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section are the words "ANGOLA SERIES Edward Sanders, 202 West Derby Rd., Liverpool.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58471
title: Three men seated in the shade of a tent, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "REGION DE TAMANRASSET - Le R. P. DE FOUCAULD sous la tente Targui". A European man dressed in soldierly attire is seated beside two indigenous men. A tent awning over them provides shade.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edges of the correspondence section are "PETITES SOEURS DE JESUS FRATERNITES DE JESUS - Le Tubet - Aix-en-Provence Touggourt - Sahara" and "C C P Alger 291 72 - Soeur Magdeleine de Jesus Touggourt".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58469
title: Veiled woman standing inside a fortification, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "MISSIONS D'AFRIQUE - Interieur du Reduit on pise qu'occupait le Pere de Foucauld lorsq'il fut pris et mis a mort le 4er Decembre 1916, a Tamanrasset". A veiled woman stands in the courtyard of a fortification built by Charles de Foucauld.; The back of the postcard is closely covered in handwriting. Printed in the margins of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Souers Blanches - Birmandreis (Alger)".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58737
title: Palace of the Bamum Sultan Njoya, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun Francais - Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin". "3. Art Indigene : Facade du Palais du Sultan Njoya." A large stone palace with numerous windows is depicted by the postcard.; The back of the card has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is  "Procure de la Mission : 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xc)". "Edit. M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse - Nantes".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58464
title: Missionary sisters mounted on camels, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "MISSIONS D'AFRIQUE 8. OUARGLA - EXCURSION AU DESERT". Three Catholic missionary sisters are mounted on camels, facing the camera. Three men stand nearby.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique (Soeurs Blanches) Birmandreis (Alger)'.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58479
title: Missionary sister and villagers standing before a hillside village, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: Kabylie Apostolisch tochije in de dorpen" "Kabylie En excursion dans les villages". A Catholic missionary sister stands among villagers. Behind them, several buildings are visible on the rise of a hillside.; The back of the postcard has a word handwritten on it. At the bottom of the correspondence section is printed "Em. Thill, Brussel." and "Postulaten der Zusters Missionairssen van O. L. V. van Afrika. (Witte Zusters van Kardinaal Lavigerie) HERENT (Br.) - THIELT (W. Vl.) Postuaits des Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique (Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie) HERENT (Br.) - THIELT (Fl. Oc.).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58463
title: Elevated view of mission buildings, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "MISSION DES PERES BLANCS - OUARGLA - La section auto." An elevated view is depicted of the buildings of a Catholic mission at Ouargla, Algeria.; The back of the postcard has two words indistinctly penciled on it. The only printing present is the ruling for the address section.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58451
title: Women with digging sticks walking to work, French Equatorial Africa, ca.1920-1940

description: "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Femmes noires se rendant au travail". Six women walk away from a thatched-roof mud building. Five carry digging sticks and the sixth carries a basket.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58483
title: Seated teacher and family, Angola, ca.1920-1940

description: "21. A Teacher & His Family, Bie". A seated man and woman are surrounded by seven children. Behind them, a mud wall and a standing man are visible.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "EDWARD SANDERS, MISSAO INGLEZA, BIE ANGOLA".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58468
title: Men before Charles de Foucauld's tomb, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "MISSIONS DES PERES BLANCS La Tombe du Pere de Foucauld a Tamanrasset, au cote de la Pyramide elevee a la Memoire du General Laperinne". Two robed men stand before the pyramidal obelisk that then marked the tomb of Charles de Foucauld.; The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Soeurs Blanches Birmandreis (Alger)'.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5365
title: Street scene with rickshas and cart, Beijing, China,ca.1934

description: Against South Wall of Peking [now Beijing]
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m58477
title: Missionary sister providing medical treatment to villagers, Algeria, ca.1920-1940

description: "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) " "La Cour des hommes a l'heure des pansements". A seated Catholic missionary sister provides medical attention for an assembled group of villagers. Adjacent tables are set up with bowls and medicine bottles.; The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4935
title: Student conference group at Sleeping Buddha Temple, China, 1913

description: "Students at conference, Sleeping Buddha Temple, 1913." Group of about twenty young Chinese men in white robes, and one Western man, posed under a tree, with temple in backgroup.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5374
title: Pottery kiln in Boshan, Shandong, China, ca.1934

description: Poshan [now Boshan] Barbour.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4872
title: Blind students, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, ca.1920-1930

description: "Blind School Boys, Foochau"  Eight young men in uniforms standing in a line.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4868
title: Pagoda Anchorage, Fujian, China, ca.1920-1930

description: Pagoda tower on hill with buildings in forefront and boat on water surrounding the land.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4871
title: Women's hair styles, Fujian, China, ca.1920-1930

description: "Hingwhen Fukien Headdresses" Back views of three women with elaborate hair styles.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4845
title: Laying the cornerstone at St. Mary's School, Shanghai, China, 1922

description: "The Bishop lays the corner stone."  The ceremony is taking place in the midst of the construction site.; Margaret Hart Barbour, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary in Shanghai from 1916 to 1923.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4864
title: Boats in harbor, China, ca.1922

description: Various types of boats clustered in a harbor area.; Margaret Hart Barbour, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary in Shanghai from 1916 to 1923.