Elmina Beach through time

Elmina 2009 7 photos of this spot

7 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Elmina, spanning 2009. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Fishing boats in Elmina's harbor, Ghana, photographed in 2009. The town grew around a Portuguese trading post established in 1482, among the oldest European structures in sub-Saharan Africa.

Elmina harbor 2009 Fishing boats in Elmina's harbor, Ghana, photographed in 2009. The town grew around a Portuguese trading post established in 1482, among the oldest European structures in sub-Saharan Africa.

Elmina Beach 2009 Fishing boats line the beach at Elmina, a coastal town in Ghana's Central Region long associated with the Atlantic trade era. Photographed in 2009, when small-scale fishing remained central to the local economy.

Central Elmina 2009 A 2009 street scene from central Elmina, the Ghanaian fishing town that grew up around the harbour beside Elmina Castle on the country's Atlantic coast.

Benya River Bridge 2009 A bridge crosses the Benya River at Elmina, Ghana, linking the town's harbour district to the surrounding coastal settlement. Photographed in 2009.

Benya River in Elmina 2009 Canoes and fishing boats crowd the Benya River as it passes through Elmina, Ghana, in this 2009 photograph of the town's working harbour.

Bethel Methodist Church in Elmina (3557874647) 2009 Bethel Methodist Church stands in the historic coastal town of Elmina, Ghana, photographed in May 2009. Methodist missions took root along Ghana's coast in the nineteenth century, and congregations like this one remain active in Elmina today.

Gulf of Guinea from Elmina 2009 The Gulf of Guinea stretches out from the coast at Elmina, Ghana, in this 2009 image. These waters have supported local fishing communities and, from the fifteenth century onward, European maritime trade.