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One of the Congo state chefferies with his wives

Vines of the Congo forest

The grey parrot of the Congo

Congo forest fruit like luscious grapes – growing on tree trunk

Passion flower fruit on the Congo

Mr Harris and the mutilated Congo lad, Impongi

Long Beard touching the ground. The pride of the Congo chief

Junction of the Mposu River with the Congo

A Congo chief with a few of his reputed 1000 wives

Twins fetish at Bopoto, upper Congo

Mother and child of Mongo tribe, upper Congo

A group of Congo women

The S. S. Wall steaming up the Congo

Loops of vine in Congo forest

A wayside station on the Congo railway

Missionary and African Women

Unknown. This image formed part of the Harris Lantern Slide Collection and was used in the Harris Lantern Lecture No 2. Under King Leopold II the Congo Free State used mass forced labour to extract rubber from the jungle for the European market. As consumer demand grew King Leopold II's private army…

Image of a Ship

Unknown. This image formed part of the Harris Lantern Slide Collection. Under King Leopold II the Congo Free State used mass forced labour to extract rubber from the jungle for the European market. As consumer demand grew King Leopold II's private army - the Force Publique - used violent means to…

Village in the Forest

Unknown.This photograph formed part of the Harris Lantern Slide Collection. Under King Leopold II the Congo Free State used mass forced labour to extract rubber from the jungle for the European market. As consumer demand grew King Leopold II's private army - the Force Publique - used violent means…

Group of African Women

Unknown. Group of African women.This image formed part of the Harris Lantern Slide Collection. Under King Leopold II the Congo Free State used mass forced labour to extract rubber from the jungle for the European market. As consumer demand grew King Leopold II's private army - the Force Publique -…

European-Style Houses