Les enfants de l'ecole gardienne." ("The children of the daycare school") A missionary sister is sitting in a area surrounded by trees, with a group of children sitting and standing near her. They are all holding books, and the sister has an object in her lap that she is showing one of the chldren. There is also information about the Catholic mission agency: "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en mission. - Leopoldville (Congo belge)" The back of the postcard contains handwritting in French and also contains the following: "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie ont actuellement en pays de Mission 145 maisons avec 156 ecoles, plus 389 oeuvres pour l'enfance groupant 56. 000 enfants. Elles ont en outre pour les malades 47 hopitaux avec 71. 000 malades hospitalises dans l'annee, 7 leproseries avec 1.507 lepreux, 7 lazarets avec 1. 873 contagieux et 107 dispensaires ou 2. 100.000 soins ont ete donnes en 1926." There is also information about the Catholic Mission agency: "Franciscaines Missionnaries de Marie Impasse Reille Paris XIVe.
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photographic postcards, 8.5 x 13.5 cm. photographs
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