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A line of men are standing against a wall joined by chains a
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Lettering: Inside Congo Free State Prison. The chained prisoners said to be cannibals captured in the act of eating human flesh.
Wellcome Collection
Title: A line of men are standing against a wall joined by chains a
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Lettering: Inside Congo Free State Prison.
The chained prisoners said to be cannibals captured in the act of eating human flesh.
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