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Old photos of Lobito

12 photographs of Lobito, from 1939 to 2015 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 12 photographs of Lobito on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1939 to 2015. 3 of them were taken before 1980; the other 9 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.2 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.12 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Lobito through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Lobito Tenement, Lobito — photos through time
Lobito Tenement 6 photos · 1995–2015
EU: Porto de Lobito (1965), Lobito — photos through time
EU: Porto de Lobito (1965) 2 photos · 1940–1965

Stories from Lobito

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Passage to the Congo, Lobito, 1939
Passage to the Congo 1939 Taken in 1939, this photograph documents a stop at Lobito, Angola, a deep-water port town built up in the early twentieth century as a gateway for cargo and passenger traffic bound for the interior of the Belgian Congo…
EU: Um trecho do cais do porto do Lobito - Lobito (1940), Lobito, 1940
EU: Um trecho do cais do porto do Lobito - Lobito (1940) 1940 This 1940 image shows a section of the quay at the port of Lobito in Angola. The harbor was developed to handle exports carried by the Benguela railway, which linked the Atlantic coast to mining regions deep in central…
EU: Porto de Lobito (1965), Lobito, 1965
EU: Porto de Lobito (1965) 1965 Ships and quays are visible at the port of Lobito, Angola, in this 1965 photograph. Lobito's deep-water harbor served as the Atlantic terminus of the Benguela railway, which carried copper and other goods from the…
Lobito Lighthouse, Lobito, 2007
Lobito Lighthouse 2007 The lighthouse at Lobito, Angola, photographed in 2007, marking the entrance to the town's natural harbor. Lobito grew into one of Angola's principal ports during the twentieth century, serving as the Atlantic terminus…
Fisher boats Restinga peninsula, Angola, Lobito, 2008
Fisher boats Restinga peninsula, Angola 2008 Fishing boats line the Restinga peninsula in Lobito, Angola, in this 2008 photograph. Lobito's natural harbor, sheltered by the Restinga sandspit, made it one of Angola's principal ports during the Portuguese colonial…
Camara Municipal Lobito, Lobito, 2015
Camara Municipal Lobito 2015 The Câmara Municipal, Lobito's municipal chamber, stands in this Angolan port city built around a natural bay and long known as the Atlantic terminus of the historic Benguela Railway, which once carried copper from…
Restinga Peninsula (18996958243) (cropped), Lobito, 2015
Restinga Peninsula (18996958243) (cropped) 2015 The Restinga is the long, narrow sandy spit that encloses Lobito Bay on Angola's coast, forming one of the city's most recognizable geographic features. This 2015 photograph shows part of its shoreline.
Igreja da Arrábida in Lobito - Angola, Lobito, 2015
Igreja da Arrábida in Lobito - Angola 2015 The Igreja da Arrábida is a Catholic church in Lobito, the Angolan port city that grew up around its sheltered natural harbor on the South Atlantic coast. Photographed in 2015.
1930s · 1 photo
1940s · 1 photo
1960s · 1 photo
1990s · 1 photo
2000s · 2 photos
2010s · 6 photos