Mposu River above junction with main Congo
Mposu River just above junction with main Congo
Mr. Harris greeting old chief on Bopoto Beach, upper Congo
Mr. Harris writing on board the S. S. Lapsley, Kasai River
Native spearing fish on Kasai River
Natives bathing in stream on Principe Island
Natives living on sandbank, Kasai River
No caption [fallen trees with water in background]
No caption [view of village and landscape taken onboard a boat, similar to image 37]
No caption [view of village and landscape taken onboard a boat, similar to number 35]
On the banks of the Bocima River, tributary of the Mongalla, awaiting canoes for transporting carriers and loads
One of the narrowest portions of main Congo. Same volume of water 20 miles wide at Stanley Pool. No soundings at this point at one mile
Palm growing on banana spit, mouth of the Congo
Palm in grip of parasite
Palm tree in grip of parasite, Kasai River
Palm trees on banks of Kasai River
Palms in Messrs. Lever Brothers' Concession. Kasai River
Part of Boma from the river
Place at which Mr. and Mrs. Harris emerged after journey through Bakuba Kingdom. Kasai Company's post, Bashishombe, Kasai River
Port Scene
Port scene. This image formed part of the Harris Lantern Slide Collection. Under King Leopold II the Congo Free State used mass forced labour to extract rubber from the jungle for the European market. As consumer demand grew King Leopold II's private army - the Force Publique - used violent means to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including murder, mutilation, rape, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband Reverend John H. Harris were missionaries in the Congo Free State from the late 1890s. Alice produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the African rubber labourers. Her photographs are considered to be an important development in the history of humanitarian campaigning. The images were used in a number of publications. The Harrises also used the photographs to develop the Congo Atrocity Lantern Lecture which toured Britain and the the USA raising awareness of the issue of colonial abuses under King Leopold II's regime. Source: Antislavery International