A seated husband and wife pose with their four children, the smallest of whom the mother holds in her lap. The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title "(9) CAMEROUN (A.E.F.) - Famille chretienne d'Akono" ("Christian family of Akono") and information about the mission agency "(Missions des Peres du Saint-Esprit.) Edite par < < MISSIONS> > , Revue mensuelle, 30, rue Lhomond, Paris (5e), 10 fr. par an. Ch. post. 1718-45, Paris". The Congregation of the Holy Ghost was a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
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