Slides : Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 (4 of 5)

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1955

Notes

Color slides document work of Waldo L. Schmitt completed during the Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955. Slides are labeled with numbers, locations, and descriptions. There are few dates listed, and some have no description. Subject matter includes vistas of terrain seen during travel; candid shots of local inhabitants at work including fishing; structures in communities; Pygmy communities; views of lakes and other bodies of water; participants collecting; views along the roadside; wildlife; and indigenous dancers. Locations in the Democratic Republic of Congo include Ishango, Goma, Lake Tanganyika,and Stanleyville [Kisangani].

Subjects

Congo, Democratic Republic of the , Field notes , Goma , Ishango , Kisangani , Slides (photographs) , Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition (1955) , Tanganyika, Lake , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.150143