“ De Zuster bij hare slaapzieken (Scheut).” Lethargic patients suffering from sleeping sickness sit or lie on the ground outside thatched roofed buildings, probably in quarantine, while a missionary sister nurse or doctor stands nearby. The publisher “Kongo ̶ Missiehuis, Scheut bij –Brussel. is printed on the back of the postcard. Handwriting in French closely fills the back of the card.
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