Many of the earliest postcards were exotic views of "native" life, or "type" cards showing the Congolese as ethnographic specimens. Many of these images, such as this staged village scene, also appeared in periodicals and colonial publications. Collectively, such images helped to shape the outside world's perception of the Congo region. For the most part, names of the photographers were not included on the cards. (Publisher: Nels; mailed 1907)