Belgian Congo Photograph Album, ca. 1890s-early 1900s

Summary

Title:

Belgian Congo Photograph Album,

Dates:

ca. 1890s-early 1900s

Extent:

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

Belgian Congo Photograph Album. SC 842. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

One photograph album containing 80 b/w snapshots, a few with captions identifying individuals, apparently from the Zone de la Mongala (river area) of the Belgian Congo, ca. 1890s to early 1900s. Includes images of local inhabitants and activities such as forest clearing, villages and rural scenes, buildings, paddlewheel steamboat, Belgian missionaries, and other Europeans (presumably Belgians, perhaps company or government officials, and families).

Acquisition information:

Physical location:

Vault

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by D. Tambo

Date Prepared:

© 2004

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 28 April 2004 .

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Belgian Congo Photograph Album. SC 842. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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