Photographs of Dahomeéens, ""Peaux Rouges"", ""Néo Calédoniens"", ""Bushmen"", ""Hottentots"" and ""Australiens"" tribes
Scope & Content:
Dahomeéens, "Peaux Rouges", "Néo Calédoniens", "Bushmen", "Hottentots" and "Australiens" tribes: full-face and profile torso portraits; frontal, profile and back full-length portraits; group photographs and typical dwellings views.
This dossier contains a number of files having to do with land issues and processes connected to such land issues (including ‘native’ rights, missionaries’ observations, and the sometimes hostile relations between administrative officials and French colonial settlers). The processes reflected wi...
Under the impression of war mobilization and the war economy, social life in the Middle-Congo became once again characterized by violence and repression. This dossier allows reconstructing a number of exemplary themes that are relevant for this war experience. The variety of themes is wide: they...
This unusual archival dossier brings together of security reports from the Kouilou region covering much of the year of 1961, thus giving a debate of critical issues during the decolonization of the coastal region of the Republic of Congo. The reports are perfectly complementary to existing resea...
Nominal roll by destination of native soldiers (ex-prisoners) repatriated from France and arrived in Kayes. Etat nominatif par destination des militaires indigènes (ex prisonniers) rapatriés de France et arrivés à Kayes. Extent: 16 pages.