Greater Accra Region (region)
Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:
[Drummer with sticks raised], 1940-06
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'.
[Drummer with sticks raised], 1940-06
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]'.
English and Dutch forts at Akkra, 1817 - 1866
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.
EvG 8-12 A Talense compound in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'In the foreground a grain store and in the background the huts'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
EvG 13-16 Children's art in Africa. Models made by Talense children from the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
Photograh by Margot Lubinski.
EvG 24-24 At the museum of Achimota College, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
View of the interior of the museum, with students looking at the display cases. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
EvG 53-2 Wood carvings by art and craft students in training at Achimota College, Accra, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
Showing carvings of elephants and musicians. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
EvG 53-8 Puppett [sic] show made entirely by students of Achimota College, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
Showing a female student watching a puppet show in progress at Achimota.
EvG 62-24 Art students at work at Achimota College, Gold Coast Colony [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
Showing students painting a mural. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
EvG 62-29 Modelling of a mask at Achimota College Accra, Gold Coast Colony [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
EvG 71-7 Ceramic Research and pottery at Achimota College, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'An apprentice stacking watercolours and lids in drying shed'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
EvG Tile stackers at work at Achimota College, Gold Coast Colony [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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.
Fitters pressing a bearing onto a 'worm shaft', 1940 - 1949
[General view of parade], 1940-06
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'.
[General view of parade], 1940-06
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]'.
[Geography lesson, Achimota College, c.1945], 1945
Showing a teacher and pupils gathered around a globe.
Girls at net-ball practice at Achimota College, 1945
Showing girls practising shooting on the netball field.
Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana] debate on constitutional reform, 1953-07
Government House, Accra, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1924
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'.
[Harbour site], 1953 - 1954
'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'.
[Harbour site], 1953 - 1954
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.
Housewifery at Achimota College, 1945
Showing two girls preparing bed linen. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Notice the mosquito net above the bed'.
Houssas, Accra, 1884-02-25
93 x 60 mm. A full length studio portrait of six Hausa soldiers, standing at attention in front of a painted backdrop.
In a House for Post-Matriculation students. A typical 'cubicle' in which students work and sleep, 1945
Showing two students at work in their cubicle.
Loading cocoa into surf boats, Accra, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1924
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).