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Theme
village sceneries, dwelling/house, buildings, colonial administration
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Katanga
Legend
During the Interbellum period, the Union Minière du Haut Katanga built several large-scale labour camps. The company was well aware of the importance of sanitary housing conditions to guarantee the productivity of its worker’s potential and to decrease the high mortality rate. With their straight aligned rows of often very modest dwellings, the UMHK labour camps form a separate world within the colonial space where neatness, order, overview and discipline dominated.
Acquisition related person
Colonial Office, as donor
Date of acquisition
1941-02-07
Original legend
Village de travailleurs de l'U.M.
Inventory number
AP.0.1.2062
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