Over one hundred indigenous men, women, and children stand on the steps of a large stone church. Most of the women wear dresses most of the men wear suits. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains a printed title: "Mission Benedictine du Katanga - Elisabethville. Sortie de la Messe des noirs." ("Benedictine Mission of Katanga - Elisabethville. Exit of the Mass of the blacks.") The back also contains information about the printer: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."
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