The National Archives UK - CO
1897 Kumasi, Ghana
A photograph from the UK National Archives' CO 1069 series, showing Kumasi, Ghana, in 1897. Kumasi was the historic capital of the Ashanti Kingdom and had come under British colonial administration in the years shortly before this image was taken.
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