“Congo Belge. ̶ Quelques chimbecks de l’hôpital de Kangu. Belgische Congo. ̶ Hutten van hospitaal te Kangu.” Several small, thatched roofed buildings line a steep street with deep ditches on each side at the hospital at Kangu. Missionary sister doctors or nurses stand with their patients. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the postcard: “Maison des Chanoinesses de S. Augustin en Belgique. Noviciat: 80 rue du Canal, Louvain. Postulat: N.D. de la Paix, Eyseringen. Maison du Sacré-Cœr, chaussée de Menin. Roulers. Huizen der Kanonikessen van den H. Aguustinus in Belgïe. Noviciaat: 88 Vaartstratat, Leuven. Postulaat: O.L.V. van Vrede, Eyseringen. Huis van het H. Hart, Meenensdhesteenweg, Roeselare.” There is no handwriting on the back.
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