Portrait of an indigenous boy wearing a frayed shirt. The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title: "Congo. - 2. Un jeune Congolais de Kisantu. Le christianisme a fait dans ce pays de grands progres, mais il reste encore des paiens." ("Congo. - 2. A young Congolese of Kisantu. Christianity made great progress in this country, but unconverted people still remain.") The back also contains information about the publisher, "Ed. Jesuites Missionnaires, 6, Rue d'Auvergne, Lyon," and the printer, "Imprimerie M. Lescuyer, Lyon."
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