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A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'. The negative envelope is numbered '22'. The negative itself is numbered '30'.

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A print measuring 180 x 130 mm. A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'.

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An undated print of an engraving by J. Basire in two parts, 'Plate 180, No. 103, Vol. 2, p. 388'. The top section shows the 'North prospect of the English and Dutch forts at Akkra, 1727'. Below this are nine drawings of different animals.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'In the foreground a grain store and in the background the huts'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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Photograh by Margot Lubinski.

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View of the interior of the museum, with students looking at the display cases. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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Showing carvings of elephants and musicians. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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Showing a female student watching a puppet show in progress at Achimota.

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Showing students painting a mural. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'An apprentice stacking watercolours and lids in drying shed'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'The Department of Ceramic Research has been particularly successful and the ceramic products have been put on a commercial footing'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

Scope and Contents The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'All types of major repair work are done in these workshops'. A British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved) which has the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WORKSHOPS, ACCRA, GOLD COASTThe Transport Department Workshops at Accra and Kumasi are staffed almost entirely by African artisans. In Accra they work under the supervision of a European foreman whilst in Kumasi an African chargehand is...

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A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'. The negative envelope is numbered '58'. The negative itself is numbered '28'.

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A print measuring 180 x 130 mm. A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'.

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Showing a teacher and pupils gathered around a globe.

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Showing girls practising shooting on the netball field.

Scope and Contents 166 x 114 mm. Showing the Prime Minister Dr Kwame Nkrumah opening the debate on constitutional reform in the Legislative Assembly of the Gold Coast. Sir Emmanuel Quist is seated in the Speaker's chair. The proposals asked Her Majesty's Government for the introduction of a bill declaring the Gold Coast to be an independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth. The Gold Coast was finally granted independence (as Ghana) in March 1957. The lengthy caption on the reverse provides more...

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The caption on the reverse reads: 'Government House, Accra, Gold Coast. The official residence of the Governors of the Gold Coast. Although modernised and considerably enlarged, much of the old Castle remains to remind us of the days when it was designed to protect the early adventurers whose range of authority was the range of their guns'.

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'Site selected for the new harbour at Tema, the plans for which included the provision of a new harbour for the fishermen who were going to be displaced'.

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A collection of prints, measuring 115 x 100 mm, reprinted from original negatives (measuring 3½ x 2½ inches). The originals were taken by Mr. F.L. Simpson when he was handling the Tema Harbour Schedule at the Ministry of Communications and Works as an Assistant Secretary (Administrative Officer). Simpson provided the identifications and notes.

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Showing two girls preparing bed linen. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Notice the mosquito net above the bed'.

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93 x 60 mm. A full length studio portrait of six Hausa soldiers, standing at attention in front of a painted backdrop.

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Showing two students at work in their cubicle.

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MISSING. Guggisberg stated: '...the wonderful scene on Accra beach, with the brown bags of cocoa representing the wealth of the country; the active Krooboys, the gleaming silvery sands, and the red-brown cliffs and white houses in the background' (Guggisberg, Gold Coast News, no. 25).