FA 344
FA 344
47 colonial postcards of Dahomey: fetishism, arms, entry to the residence of King Toffa, female type (with Benin stamp), destroyed residence of King Behanzin, funeral of King Toffa, Amazons, dancing, local chiefs, muslim festival, Akjiki the king of Porto Novo, local markets,
Price: $1410.00
FA 340
Press photos of a child in Abidjan reading Jeaux d’Abidjan and a 1960 photo of Germain Coffi Gadeau, one of the co-founders of the Cercle Culturel et Folklorique de la Côte d’Ivoire (CCFCI). Before independence was realised in 1960, he suffered a 16-month detention by the French colonial government. In 1977, he became the country’s Minister of Culture, a position he held until 1986.
Price: $80.00
FA 338
1957 French press photo of the inauguration of Moro Naba Kougri.
Price: $50.00
Note: Naba Kougri (born Moussa Congo) (1914 – 8 December 1982) was, according to the traditional order, the 36th Mogho Naba of Ouagadougou, the king of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. He was the son of the previous Mogho Naba, Sagha II. He reigned from 1957 to his death on 8 December 1982.
FA 337
Three French press photos related to Senegal. One shows naval maneuvers off the coast of Senegal (1961), King Hassan II visiting Dakar (1964) and le Theatre de l’Union Francaise performing in Dakar (1957).
Price: $100.00
FA 335
Two 1940’s French press photos of El Hadji Thierno Seydou Nourou Tall and the Emir of Katsina.
Price: $90.00
FA 334
FA 334
Personal album of Robert Duprey, c. 1907 - 1910. He was the Clerk of Native Affairs for the French government. The album covers a wide range of countries in French West Africa: Senegal. Mali. Niger. Burkina Faso. Saint-Louis of Senegal. On the Senegal River. At the camp of Bougounam. Guet Ndar district. Convoy of camels. Cliff of Bandiagara. Market of Kaïbou. Musicians. Chalaud on the Niger. Millet seller. Kani Kombolé. Sirba. Combaye's camp. Fishermen at Marigot. Destruction of a termite mound. Millet mortar. Peuhl dances. Fada-Ngourma. The new market. The pole of cocagne. Building a camp. Return from hunting. Tanouarbougou. Pama. Horse race. Togo-Dahomey mission. Dioulas. Kingdom of Dahomey. Presumed portrait of Robert Duprey. Album in-4, in full morocco, composed of about 180 silver and citrate prints from the period, and a cyanotype, mounted on cardboard. Numerous handwritten annotations and dates on the prints and mounts. Some stamps " Fada - N'Gourma - Haut - Sénégal - Niger ". A postcard and a few sheets of correspondence in Robert Duprey's handwriting inside the album.
Price: $3000.00
FA 330
Vintage UNSCO photo postcard using a Senegalese couple to illustrate the human family.
Price: $25.00
FA 329
Colonial fact card and map of French West Africa, 1920’s.
Price: $20.00
FA 328
25 colonial postcards of colonial life and enterprises in French Guinea. Shown are railroad construction, transporting goods, mining, post office, inauguration of the first train in 1910, bridge construction, river transport, port development.
Price: $810.00
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FA 326
FA 326
FA 326
22 colonial postcards of different views of Conakry.
NOTE: Conakry's history began with its founding by French settlers in 1884 on Tombo Island and the surrounding Camayenne Peninsula, eventually becoming the capital of French Guinea. It developed as a colonial export port and later became the capital of independent Guinea in 1958 after the country's first president, Sékou Touré, chose to reject membership in the French Community, leading to a rapid but costly separation from France. Post-independence, the city has grappled with infrastructure challenges and periods of political instability, though it remains Guinea's economic center, processing bauxite and other goods for export
Price: $660.00