The National Archives UK - CO
1896 Elmina, Ghana
By the time this photograph was taken in 1896, Elmina had long been under British administration, having passed from Portuguese to Dutch and finally British control over the preceding centuries.
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Elmina town through time — all 82 photos taken here (1870–2023) →
