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Market Place Cape Coast

[between 1877-1895]

Africa; Cape 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.

Market place at Cape Coast, between 1877-1895. People crowded in the market area under three open air sheds, foreground, and buildings of the town, background. Accompanying inscription reads, "Market Place Cape Coast." Photographer unknown.

Collection
West African photographs
Catalog date
[between 1877-1895]
Recorded places
Africa; Cape Coast (Ghana)
Format and extent
1 Print (albumen., b&w, 10.5 x 15.5 cm.)
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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 ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170056

Collection: West African photographs

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