"3 - Pansements a la leproserie de Marana" ("Bandages at the leper-house of Marana"). A missionary father and sister along with a Malagasy assistant give treatment to four men with leprosy. The assistant to the missionaries holds a basin while the sister prepares to pour water on their sores and apply bandages. The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Procure des Missions, 73, Rue des Stations, LILLE - Bulletin 'Chine, Ceylon, Madagascar' - Teleph. 6042 - Ch. Post. 134". The back also contains information about the publisher: "Phototype - 49, rue de Canteleu, Lille".
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