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Photo album of the hospital in Leopoldville.
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965
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Photo album of the hospital in Leopoldville.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
Photo album of the hospital in Leopoldville. In-4to obl. 21 silver prints, approx. 18 x 24 cm, mounted with corners (except 4), captions, ref. and dates on back. - Views of the hospital in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) intended for the indigenous population, showing the medical equipment and various care services, in particular paediatrics (incubator, X-ray machine, etc.), official visit by Prince Regent Charles of Belgium, accompanied by the director of the hospital, Dr Van Wymeersch, Mr André Dequae, Minister for the Colonies, and Mr Léon Pétillon, Governor General of the Belgian Congo, etc. Accredited photographers: C. Lamote, A. Da Cruz, H. Goldstein, J. Mulders. - Prov. Congopress and "Service de l'Information du Congo Belge". - Joint: 1 Derkinderen, Gaston - Atlas du Congo Belge et du Rwanda-Urundi, Brussels, Elsevier, 1955. - 2 "Congo belge" Calendar, Centre d'information et de documentation du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Brussels, 1952 (3 pcs)
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About the sale
Prints & Drawings, Photographs & Comics, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism, Congo, Erotica & Ballets russes
Auction location
Auction time
06/26/2026 at 1:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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