Congo Belge: Pirogue Ferry Transporting Colonial Expedition Car (Vintage RPPC ~1920s/1930s)

original vintage real photo postcard rppc showing an early automobile car being transported across a river on a makeshift ferry platform constructed over two traditional dugout pirogue canoes.

local ferrymen paddle and stabilize the heavy raft while colonial travelers stand by the car an exceptional historical photograph capturing early motorized transit and transport infrastructure in central africa during the 1920s to 1930s era

gelatin silver print

belgian congo ~ 1920s/1930s