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Group portrait Coomassie

1910 May 23

Africa; Gold Coast; Ghana

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Portrait photograph of colonial officials and Africans. Original handwritten notes on sheet attached to photograph read: "1_ Lieut. McCloughin, 2_ D.B. Hinson, Asst. Treasurer, 3_ P.N. Pope, Sub Inspector of Works, 4_ Lieut. Ouchterlony, R.E. Roads Dept., 5_ H.E.G. Bartlett, Asst. D.C., 6_ Lieut. Scovil, 7_ Lieut. Charlton, 8_ Capt. E.H. Hobart, D.C., 9_ N. McLeod, Conservator of Forests, 10_ Captain Chapin, Asst. Commr. of Police, 11_ J.S. Evlyn, C.Ca's clerk & Interpreter, 12_ Lieut. O'Kelly, 13_ W. Wale, Asst. Transport Officer, 14_ Captain E.B. Leese, 15_ Lieut E. B. Barker, 16_ Reece, Agriculture Dept. (Coloured), 17_ Lieut. Dela Poer, 18_ Dr. Brabazon, 19_ A. Gardner, Govt. Schoolmaster, 20_ Lieut. Hamilton, 21_ G.R.G. AgC.M., 22_ Major Leslie R.E. Engineer Roads Department, 23_ Mrs. Chapin, 24_ F.C. Fallen CMS. Chief Commissioner, 25_ Major Panten Downes, Commanding Gold Coast Regiment, 26_ Dr. Rutherford, Senior Medical Officer.".

Collection
Ghana photographs
Catalog date
1910 May 23
Recorded places
Africa; Gold Coast; Ghana
Recorded subjects
Portrait photography -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Print (albumen, b&w, 14 1/2 x 21cm.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180001

Collection: Ghana photographs

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