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Belgian Congo Mining photograph albums, circa 1920-1922
Bernath Mss 279LOCAL
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Title:

Belgian Congo Mining photograph albums, circa 1920-1922

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

Two albums, 93 b/w photographs, some captions in French, many of what appears to be early diamond mining in what was then the Belgian Congo, with images of laborers, European overseers, heavy machinery, and settlements. Places named include Mulomba, Bamba, Djoko, and Kinshasa. Also a few images of Dakar and Tenerife, taken on the outward voyage.

Date:

1920 (issued)

Note:

The collection is open for research.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Belgian Congo Mining photograph albums, Bernath Mss 279. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Physical Description:

0.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Copyright Note:

The collection is open for research.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.