Portrait of President Mobutu Sese Sek, Zaire (modern day Democratic Republic of Congo).

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Portrait of President Mobutu Sese Sek, Zaire (modern day Democratic Republic of Congo).
Portrait of President Mobutu Sese Sek, Zaire (modern day Democratic Republic of Congo).
Date1974
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (28.6 × 19.1 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (28.6 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.97
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, bottom middle (blue ink stamp): "Copyright Stern Hamburg 1 Foto: Hoepker"
Verso, bottom middle, sideways (black ink stamp): "000076"
Inscribed Verso, middle, sideways, righthand side (pencil): "Mobutu president du Congo"
A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.72
Mothers bathing their babies at a baby care course at the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mothers bathing their babies at a baby care course at the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Paul Almásy
Date: 1957
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.73
Infant care, a "Foyers Social" class given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Infant care, a "Foyers Social" class given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.74
Sewing lessons are still very frequent. Many women born in small villages in the bush never held a needle in their fingers before registering for the "Foyers Social" classes given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Sewing lessons are still very frequent. Many women born in small villages in the bush never held a needle in their fingers before registering for the "Foyers Social" classes given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.75
Doctor listening to child's heartbeat, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Doctor listening to child's heartbeat, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Marc Riboud
Date: 1960
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.248
Women folding napkins, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women folding napkins, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Marc Riboud
Date: 1960
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.258
President Meets Tribal Chief: President Joseph Kasavubu of the Congo shakes hands with a scantily clad tribal chief during visit last week to Coquilhatville, capital of the Congo's Equator Province. Man in center in unidentified. Kasavubu witnessed a display of folk dancing
President Meets Tribal Chief: President Joseph Kasavubu of the Congo shakes hands with a scantily clad tribal chief during visit last week to Coquilhatville, capital of the Congo's Equator Province. Man in center in unidentified. Kasavubu witnessed a display of folk dancing
Horst Faas
Date: 1960
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2023.12.192
Portrait of President Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam
Portrait of President Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam
John Bryson
Date: before 1963
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.87
Time On His Hands: Abbott "Abbie" Hoffman, leader of the Youth International Party (Yippies), has time to think after he surrendered to authorities in Chicago Thursday to begin serving a 15-day jail sentence for resisting arrest. Hoffman surrendered after having exhausted appeals possibilities arrest. Hoffman surrendered after having exhausted appeals possibilities from his conviction stemming from the 1968 Democratic National Convention disturbances
Time On His Hands: Abbott "Abbie" Hoffman, leader of the Youth International Party (Yippies), has time to think after he surrendered to authorities in Chicago Thursday to begin serving a 15-day jail sentence for resisting arrest. Hoffman surrendered after having exhausted appeals possibilities arrest. Hoffman surrendered after having exhausted appeals possibilities from his conviction stemming from the 1968 Democratic National Convention disturbances
Date: December 3, 1970
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.294
President Ahmed Sékou Touré and President of the National Assembly Saifoulaye Diallo, Guinea
President Ahmed Sékou Touré and President of the National Assembly Saifoulaye Diallo, Guinea
Marc Riboud
Date: 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.275
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years, this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors have worked closely together, first to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health; then to prevent the town from being invaded by diseases of the bush and forest. Immigrants' health are checked systematically on the roads in order to discover possible sources of dangerous disease.
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years, this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors have worked closely together, first to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health; then to prevent the town from being invaded by diseases of the bush and forest. Immigrants' health are checked systematically on the roads in order to discover possible sources of dangerous disease.
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.169
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. The cathedral under construction. Ca. 1960s
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. The cathedral under construction. Ca. 1960s
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.170