Avakibi Mission, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Congo Belge, Mission d’Avakibi." Women and children stand in front at a welcoming gathering at the mission. A missionary father is shown next to a man in uniform near a truck. The roof of a mission building is seen in the background. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: "Edition Henri Georges Bruxelles." There is no handwriting on the back. The card is from the series: "La Croisière Bleue. Sub tuum praesedium confugimus Santa Dei Genitrix. Record Mondial 37.526 Km. Paris ̶ Le Cap ̶ .

比属刚果，阿瓦基比传教站（Mission d’Avakibi）。画面中，妇女与儿童立于传教站欢迎集会的前列；一位传教士神父与身着制服的男子并肩站在一辆卡车旁，背景可见传教站建筑的屋顶。明信片背面印有如下文字："亨利·乔治出版社，布鲁塞尔（Edition Henri Georges Bruxelles）"，背面无任何手写笔迹。该明信片属于系列"蓝色巡航（La Croisière Bleue）"，附带拉丁语铭文"Sub tuum praesedium confugimus Santa Dei Genitrix"（我们投奔至您的护佑之下，神圣的天主之母），标注有"世界纪录37526公里，巴黎——开普敦"。