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Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Colored postcard is labeled on the back "Worship of the Ox – Daily worship of the ox is enjoined in Hindu scriptures. The sacred bull in the picture is being led about from house to house for worship and offerings – WMMS Postcards. Series P." JPG file (126 KB) -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Colored postcard is labeled on the back "A Buddha Factory – With mallet and chisel the marble Buddha is fashioned, not, they say to be worshipped as God, but to help the meditations of his followers. Tens of thousands of these Buddhas of all sizes but of one pattern, are scattered over Burma. W... -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Postcard has a printed caption "A Congregation of Hyderabad Village Christians - With the harvest Thanksgiving Collection, which had just been made – fowls, eggs, melons, rice, etc. Most of these men earn less than sixpence a day - Photo by Mr. J. Vanner Early - Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Soc... -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Postcard shows child seated on wooden bench. The front is marked "No. 77." The back is labeled "Copyright of Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coast, Gold Coast." There is a handwritten comment in English: "This is my darling." JPG file (110 KB) -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Colored postcard is labeled on the back "Oranges and Lemon blossoms – A la pigtail – Some happy well-favoured children in the David Hill Memorial Girls’ Boarding School at Hanyang, maintained by the Woman’s auxiliary of the WMMS – WMMS Postcards. Series M." JPG file (165 KB) -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Postcard has a printed caption "A Typical Burmese Village Family (photo by Mr. J. Vanner Early) . In this case, it is the father who carries the baby and the mother who sits smoking. - Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society 17 Bishopsgate St. Within, E.C." JPG file (139 KB) -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Colored postcard is labeled on the back "The African “Coach and Four” – The hammock slung from a frame that rests on the heads of four men, or from a pole borne by two, is t he method of West African travel for those who cannot trudge on foot. It looks delightful, but - ! WMMS Postcards Series O... -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Colored postcard is labeled on the back "How they dine in India: This is the style of well-to-do India where western fashions have not yet come in. No chairs, no table, no jacket; a section of banana leaf to serve for tablecloth and lates and dishes. And the wife to stand and serve her lord unt... -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Colored postcard is labeled on the back "The Blind musician – Blindness is a terribly common affliction among children in China, and means begging and shame except where Christian benevolence comes to the rescue. The David Hill Blind school at Hankow does a noble work of mercy for such children.... -
Contributing Institution: Yale Divinity Library Description: Postcard is labeled on the back "A West African Village Church – The seats are narrow ridges of mud, the floor is mud, the walls are mud. But it may be this building cost more, by the Saviour’s reckoning, and is more precious to him, than your 10,000 Gothic sanctuary - WMMS Postcards. Series O....
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