Merode-Salvator- Waterdraagsters. Porteuses d'eau." ("Water carriers") A group of women and children are standing outside posed with a missionary sister who is holding a child. Three of the women are carrying water in jugs on their heads. The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Zusters van den H. Jozef, Zilverstraat, Brugge- Missien in Kasai, Congo." "Soeurs de St. Joseph, rue d'Argent, Bruges- Missions au Kasai, Congo." The back of the postcard also contains information about the printer: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.
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