Congolese ceremonial and colonial encounter photo archive showing indigenous ceremonial dance, dress, and culture, uniformed troops, and Belgian officials in the Belgian Congo during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Key scenes are tied to the 1947 visit of Prince Regent Charles to Paulis. Belgium ruled the Congo from 1908.....

Belgian Congo photo archive documenting colonialism and segregated settlement in Paulis, Jadotville, and at Kiubo Falls in 1946-1947, while Belgian rule expanded displacing Congolese communities from political power and control over local resources. Made by an unidentified traveler or colonial observer, the group moves between industrial sites, river traffic, town.....