Forfeitt, William L., 1861-1939, photographer. Collection of old Congo photos
Object Details
- General note
- 57 sepia and black and white gelatine silver photographs, mounted recto only on 36 leaves. Uncaptioned. Black calf. Ph010 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 9: Photographs
- Extent
- 1 Album (Black-and-white photographs, 6 x 4 in. (photographs), 8.25 x 10 x 1.5 in. (album))
- Date
- 1889 - 1900
- Container
- Item Ph010
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Albums
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Photos taken by Rev. William Forfeitt of Upoto, a Baptist missionary on the Upper Congo, a companion of George Grenfell and others. Many of his photographs are used in Hawker, The Life of George Grenfell and H.H. Johnston, George Grenfell and the Congo. Depicts portraits, village scenes, river scenes, missionary works, etc.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890753-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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