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Old photos of Sekondi-Takoradi

65 photographs of Sekondi-Takoradi, from 1895 to 2024 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 65 photographs of Sekondi-Takoradi on PlaceWas span 7 decades, from 1895 to 2024. 15 of them were taken before 1980; the other 50 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.9 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.65 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 Sekondi-Takoradi through time

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

EU: Krotwoning met steenoven, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
EU: Krotwoning met steenoven 14 photos · 2000
The National Archives UK - CO, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
The National Archives UK - CO 10 photos · 1895–2000
The National Archives UK - CO, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
The National Archives UK - CO 8 photos · 1914–1928
Kojokrom Train Station 01, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
Kojokrom Train Station 01 4 photos · 2019
Village of Takoradi, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
Village of Takoradi 3 photos · 1920–2022
Africa Beach Hotel Sekondi-Takoradi Entrance B002, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
Africa Beach Hotel Sekondi-Takoradi Entrance B002 2 photos · 2011
Kweikuma Town, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
Kweikuma Town 2 photos · 2011
Takoradi Oilfield and Harbour, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
Takoradi Oilfield and Harbour 2 photos · 2015–2016
TRADERS TAKORADI MARKET CIRCLE, Sekondi-Takoradi — photos through time
TRADERS TAKORADI MARKET CIRCLE 2 photos · 2017–2024

Stories from Sekondi-Takoradi

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Village of Takoradi, Sekondi-Takoradi, 1920
Village of Takoradi 1920 Taken in 1920, this photograph shows Takoradi as a small coastal settlement in the years before construction of Ghana's first deep-water harbor there, a project that later transformed the town into a major port and the…
EU: Overzicht bovenop voorste buitenmuur met zicht op gevel binnenplaats (Fort Sekondi), Sekondi-Takoradi, 2000
EU: Overzicht bovenop voorste buitenmuur met zicht op gevel binnenplaats (Fort Sekondi) 2000 A view from atop the outer wall of Fort Sekondi looking down into the courtyard, photographed in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, in 2000. The fort was one of several coastal strongholds built by European traders along this…
Africa Beach Hotel - Sekondi-Takoradi - Entrance B003, Sekondi-Takoradi, 2011
Africa Beach Hotel - Sekondi-Takoradi - Entrance B003 2011 The entrance to the Africa Beach Hotel in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, photographed in 2011. Sekondi-Takoradi is a twin port city on Ghana's Gulf of Guinea coast that grew around maritime trade and, from the 2010s, the…
Kojokrom Train Station 01, Sekondi-Takoradi, 2019
Kojokrom Train Station 01 2019 Kojokrom station serves the railway network of Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana's Western Region, a junction point on the line connecting the twin port cities. This 2019 photograph shows one view of the station grounds, part of…
Kojokrom Train Station 02, Sekondi-Takoradi, 2019
Kojokrom Train Station 02 2019 A second view of Kojokrom railway station, part of the line serving Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana's Western Region, taken in 2019. The station sits along a rail network that has connected the twin port cities to inland towns…
Ongoing railway line, Sekondi-Takoradi, 2021
Ongoing railway line 2021 A working railway line in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, photographed in 2021. The twin city is home to Ghana's major deep-water seaport, and its rail links were originally built in the early twentieth century under British…
Residential houses in Secondi Takoradi ̠ 2, Sekondi-Takoradi, 2022
Residential houses in Secondi Takoradi ̠ 2 2022 Houses line a residential street in Sekondi-Takoradi, the twin city on Ghana's Gulf of Guinea coast and capital of the Western Region, photographed in 2022. Grown around its port and rail links, Sekondi-Takoradi today…
A beautiful sunset at the Sekondi train station, Sekondi-Takoradi, 2024
A beautiful sunset at the Sekondi train station 2024 Sekondi railway station in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, photographed at sunset in 2024. Sekondi was the starting point of Ghana's first railway line, built by British colonial authorities in the early twentieth century to…
1890s · 1 photo
1910s · 6 photos
1920s · 4 photos
1940s · 4 photos
2000s · 26 photos · showing 12, all 26 on the map ↗
2010s · 20 photos · showing 12, all 20 on the map ↗
2020s · 4 photos