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Cape Coast Castle

[ca. 1900]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Cape Coast Castle.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 2010-025-0029
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Cape Coast Castle and shore, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Cape Coast Castle and shore. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0296
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Cape Coast Castle and town

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Cape Coast Castle & part of Cape Coast with swish houses from the top of the Wesleyan Chapel.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180009
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Cape Coast Castle Fortress

2004 November 5

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Cape Coast Castle Fortress - "Slave castle". Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 32.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0029
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Cape Coast Castle from Fort William, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Cape Coast Castle from Fort William. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0324
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Cape Coast Castle, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Cape Coast Castle. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0291
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Cape Coast Castle Signal Station

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Signal Station Cape Coast Castle.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180012
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Cape Coast Castle-west view

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Cape Coast Castle-best view- from the West.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180014
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Cape Coast Castle with flag

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "The Castle-front-flag flying from Dalzel tower.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180013
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Cape Coast cemetery on old Elmina Road

1987

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Donor notes read: "Cape Coast Cemetary on old Elmina Road; 19th c. tombstone being used as step in a urinal. Aug. 1987. The date on the slide is DEC 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1149
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Cape Coast children

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "brother & sisters C.C.children.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180026
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Cape Coast, Ghana

1993

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Stairway and balcony at Cape Coast, Ghana, 1993. Photographed by Sujatha Pelletier.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-003, Item EEPA.1998-003-0024
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Cape Coast Girl

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Cape Coast native girl, decked with gold ornaments, and desiring marriage.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180002
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Cape Coast girls

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads: "Native girls-Cape Coast-full dress-Civilized.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180038
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Cape Coast, Gold coast, W. C Africa

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "Cape Coast, Gold coast, W. C Africa. Published by Deutsch Westafricanische Handelsgeselisch, Hamburg." Printed caption on verso reads, "Union Postale Universelle. Gold coast (Côte d'or). Post card.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-095
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Cape Coast market

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "The Market Cape Coast.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180018
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Cape Coast men and boys

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Cape Coast Natives. Men & boys in full dress.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180033
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Cape Coast road

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "A road in Cape Coast.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180023
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Cape Coast road with photographer's house

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "A road in C.C. the photographer's house".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180024
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Cape Coast Town from Fort William, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Cape Coast Town from Fort William. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0317
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Cape Coast town road

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "The Road opposite the Castle,showing tower of Wesleyan Church and signal station in the distance.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180010
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Cape Coast village

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "The road through Padu Village 3 miles from outside C.C.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180028
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Cape Coast women and girls

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Native women & girls in full dress.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180034
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Cape coat worn by Max Julien in The Mack

1973

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A brown leather and snakeskin cape coat worn by Max Julien as the character John "Goldie" Mickens in the 1973 film The Mack. The cape coat is brown throughout with snakeskin accents. At the neck, a large collar, edged in snakeskin, meets at a large round…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.42.2
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