Un survivant de l'armée de Faidherbe. A coté du vieux musulman (environ 105 ans) la Soeur qui la instruit et baptisé" ("A survivor of the Army Faidherbe. The sister who instructed and baptized him is next to the old Muslim (about 105 years) .") An elderly man is sitting outside on the ground next to a thatched roof home, while a missionary sister and child stand nearby. The front of the postcard also includes information about the mission agency: "Les Soeurs Bleues au Sénégal (A.O.F.)" The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Les Soeurs de l'Immaculée- Conception de Castres (Tarn) travaillent depuis 1847 en Afrique, à la régénération de la femme noire su Sènégal et su Gabon. Depuis 1904 elles exercent aussi leur zèle en Amérique du Sud, su Matto-Gross (Brésil) et en Rép. Argentine." "Lisez et propagez nos Annales: "L'Immaculée Conception" Abt: 10fr. - Etr.: 15 fr. - Chèq. Post.: Mlle Godar-Touluse 260-35." There is also information about the printer: "A. Joinard, éditeur, 4, rue du Buisson Saint-Louis, Paris-Xe.
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image
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photographic postcards, 13.5 x 8.5 cm. photographs
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