Africa

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Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt traveled to various countries in Africa during the 1930s. The couple was sponsored by Belgium King Leopold III, to complete a documentary film based on the people, culture and environment found in the present day Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi. The result of these expeditions produced the films, Wheels of Africa (1936) and Dark Rapture (Magie Africaine) (1938). This sub-series includes images of indigenous people of what was then the Belgium Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, now present day Rwanda and Republic of Burundi. King Leopold III, Leila Roosevelt, Armand Denis and other associates who were a part of their travels are included in this series. Maps of the African continent, the former Belgian Congo, (present day Democratic Republic of the Congo) including Ruanda-Urundi (present day Rwanda and Republic of Burundi) are also included.

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