Ghanaian Collection

Sea view of Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Sea view of Accra, from Government House, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa, with fishing canoes on the water in the distance. Date: circa 1924

Dressing Fante Ladys hair - Sekondi, Gold Coast, Africa
Dressing a Fanti (Fante) Ladys hair - Sekondi, Gold Coast, West Africa (modern Ghana). Date: circa 1910s

Map, Gold Coast Colony, Ghana, West Africa, with the main cocoa producing areas shaded, a railway line and steamship routes. Also a gold mining area. Date: circa 1920

Chief sword-bearer to the King, Gold Coast, West Africa
Chief sword-bearer to the King of Bekwai, Gold Coast, Ghana (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, holding an ornate gold-handled sword. Date: 1922

Fold-out panoramic postcard of Cape Coast, Ghana (then Gold Coast), taken from the lighthouse. Cape Coast Castle visible. Date: circa 1910s

Weaving in a village on the Gold Coast, West Africa
Weaving cloth with hands and feet in a village on the Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa. Date: 1922

Drummers of the King of Buntuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Drummers of the King of Buntuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa. Each chief had his own drum call or motto. 1922

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Woman of the Gold Coast, West Africa
Woman of the Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing western-style dress. Date: 1922

Girl celebrates Ghanaian independence, 1957
A little Ghanaian girl with independence painted across her chest, during celebrations for the end of colonial rule in the Gold Coast and the birth of Ghana, March 1957. Date: 1957

Christiansborg Castle, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Christiansborg Castle, east of Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa, residence of the Governor. Date: circa 1920s

Koforidua Station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa, showing people during the cocoa season, at this major centre for the production and shipping of cocoa. Date: circa 1924

Market Place, Quitta, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Market Place, Quitta (Kwitta, Kitta, Keta), Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Queen Elizabeth II receiving flowers from a Ghanaian girl
The Queen receives a bouquet of flowers from a Ghanaian girl, Pearl Acquaye, at London airport, just before the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh flew to Ghana for the first stage of their West African

Elmina Castle, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Fulani village, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Fulani village, part of Cape Coast, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. The Fulani, described here as desert tribes from the Sahara, imported their own style of building. Date: circa 1924

Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Ambassador Hotel, Accra, capital of Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1940s

Fishermens Beach, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Fishermens Beach, Accra, capital of Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Tema Fishing Harbour, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Tema fishing harbour and docks, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1950

Cape Coast, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Cape Coast viewed from Port William, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Ashanti Obuasi Gold Mines, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Ashanti Obuasi Gold Mines Corporation, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Kumasi Fort, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. It was under siege during the Anglo-Ashanti War (1900). Date: circa 1905

Street market, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Chiefs at Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
A meeting of Chiefs at Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. They are grouped together under a great ficus tree in the courtyard of Christiansborg Castle

Politicians, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Group photo of politicians (members of the Gold Coast Cabinet), Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa, photographed on 17 July 1956

View of Kumasi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
View of Kumasi, including part of the railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1915

Harper Road, Kumasi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1930

Native fruits of Ghana displayed on a table
Two sweet young Ghanaian boys stand next to a table heaving under the weight of Native fruit and vegetables of the country. Date: circa 1910s

Ghana - View from the Fort Hill, Sekondi
Ghana - View from the Fort Hill ( Lighthouse Hill ), Sekondi (Sekondi-Takoradi)

English church, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
English church, Accra, capital of Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1950

Lighthouse, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Lighthouse, Accra, capital of Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1940s

Building a house, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Building a house, Accra, capital of Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Sekondi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa, with the Fort on the hill. Date: circa 1905

Cape Coast Castle, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Cape Coast Castle, shopping street, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1905

Obuasi railway offices, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Obuasi railway offices and sidings, Ashanti, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1905

Prestea railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Aerial view of Prestea railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Bungalows, Tarquah Mines, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Bungalows for fitters and miners, Tarquah (Tarkwa) Mines, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Young Ghanaian girl learning to draw
Young African girl learning to draw on a slate chalkboard in primary School - Ghana. Note that she has drawn a Union Flag on the flagpole next to the house/building. Date: circa late 1930s

Ghana - Fish Drying Kilns

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