French West Africa - Lot 138

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French West Africa - Lot 138
French West Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast Important set of photographs taken by an Engineer Officer, sent to Guinea and Ivory Coast, for the construction of the railroad (1880-1902). Lively scenes, types and villages: Néka, Massou, Conakry, Beyla, Sahoua Animated scenes: views of huts and villages, men, women and children, water carriers, the market, buying cassava, logging, on the Cavally River in a pirogue, fishermen, women and children in the river, group of musicians accompanied by their drums ... Group portrait of settlers and types, "We hoist the French flag in the village ...", "Tirailleur passing the Cavally", Chief Youkou in his village, "our cook Abdoul", "the interpreter and two native prisoners", tribal chiefs gather, young warrior ... The hunt: "antelope, male killed", railway officer posing with the hippopotamus booty, hippopotamus hunting, butchering of the hippopotamus, cheetah hunting, cheetah killed, small chimpanzee ... Types : "Kojos", "Youkou", "Terabos" ... c. 1890-1900 Approximately 290 silver prints of the time, handwritten legends in French on the back for the majority From 6 x 8.5 cm to 10 x 13 cm Condition of use
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