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Sekondi-Takoradi 1914–1928 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Sekondi-Takoradi, spanning 1914–1928 — 8 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Business district of Sekondi in the Gold Coast, present-day Ghana, photographed as part of a 1914 survey documenting the colonial port town's streets and commercial buildings for the British administration.

The National Archives UK - CO 1914 Business district of Sekondi in the Gold Coast, present-day Ghana, photographed as part of a 1914 survey documenting the colonial port town's streets and commercial buildings for the British administration.

The National Archives UK - CO 1914 Poassi Road runs through the business area of Sekondi, Gold Coast, captured in a 1914 photograph documenting the colonial town's commercial district on what is now Ghana's western coastline.

The National Archives UK - CO 1914 The market at Sekondi, Gold Coast, shown in a 1914 photograph of the colonial port town's commercial center, part of a series recording daily trade in the settlement on what is now Ghana's coast.

The National Archives UK - CO 1914 A further view of the business district in Sekondi, Gold Coast, part of a 1914 series recording the colonial port town's streets and trade, taken for an official British survey of the settlement.

The National Archives UK - CO 1914 Street scene from the business area of Sekondi, Gold Coast, one of a set of 1914 photographs surveying the colonial town later absorbed into the modern nation of Ghana.

The National Archives UK - CO 1928 An archival photograph from the UK National Archives' Colonial Office files (CO 1069/35), documenting Sekondi-Takoradi on Ghana's coast during the British colonial administration of the Gold Coast, taken in 1928.

The National Archives UK - CO 1928 Another view from the UK National Archives' Colonial Office collection (CO 1069/35) recording Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, in 1928, during the era of British Gold Coast rule.

The National Archives UK - CO 1928 A third photograph from the same 1928 Colonial Office series (CO 1069/35) held by the UK National Archives, depicting Sekondi-Takoradi on Ghana's Gold Coast.