Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 : photograph album
date: label: Date Range
content: 1955
label: Start Date
content: 1955
label: End Date
content: 1955
notes: label: Abstract
content: The photograph album contains images documenting Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955. Images are captioned, and include location and date information. Subject matter includes images of the Princess Astrid Institute of Tropical Medicine including facilities and staff at work; Leopoldville [Kinshasa] from various vantage points; gatherings with American and Local officials; workmen and fish at Wagenia fishery in Stanleyville [Kisangani]; examples of insects and plant life of Yangambi Agricultural Experiment Station; Mangbetu dancers; elephants and other large wildlife at Gangala-Na-Bodio elephant training station; other national parks and agricultural stations; Watusi dancers; expedition participants working in the field; laboratories in Congo; examining mites; Karnak Temple at Luxor; and sites in Uganda. Locations are in areas of Sudan, Egypt, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo including the vicinity of Wagenia fisheries, Stanleyville [Kisangani], Leopoldville [Kinshasa], Yangambi,and Lak Kivu. Numerous other locations in between are named, but too numerous to list.
place: label: Place
content: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
label: Place
content: Kinshasa
label: Place
content: Kisangani
label: Place
content: Egypt
label: Place
content: Uganda
label: Place
content: Sudan
label: Place
content: Karnak
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Watusi (African people)
label: Topic
content: Fisheries
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition (1955)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007231
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Photograph albums
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
label: Physical Description
content: 1 photograph album
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 106