Wednesday, May 27, 2015

building rail tracks through the Congo, early 20th century


Or "Great Belgium" as it is referred to here in this Liebig "tomato concentrate" card. Albert Thys arrived there in 1887 and promoted the Matadi-Léopoldville Railway, which was built from 1890 to 1898. He imposed a route by the south, deviating from the Congo river. See earlier posts.

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