The National Archives UK - CO
1890 Elmina, Ghana
Held in the UK National Archives' Colonial Office photograph collection, this 1890 image shows Elmina on Ghana's Gold Coast, a coastal town long defined by its Portuguese-built fortress and later Dutch and British colonial rule.
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