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1870 Cape Coast, Ghana
A photograph of Cape Coast, Ghana, taken around 1870 and held in the Colonial Office photographic collection at the UK National Archives, reference CO 1069-30-43-2-001. Cape Coast was a major trading settlement on the Gold Coast.
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