"Soeurs de Nevers.- Enfidaville (Tunisie) Quelques enfants de l'ouvroir Arabe" ("Some children of the Arabic workroom") Tunisie[Tunisia] A missionary sister is standing outdoors with a group of children who are wearing traditional clothing. The front of the postcard also contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Collection de L'Oeuvre Pontificale de la Sainte-Enfance. 44. rue du Cherche-Midi.- Paris 6e" The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "L'Oeuvre Pontificale de la Sainte-Enfance bapiise chaque annee pres de 600.000 petits infideles. Elle en eleve pres de Un million. De 1843 a 1930, elle a fait baptiser 25 millions d'enfants et a envoye aux missions 350 millions de francs.
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