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Poster Print : View of Kumasi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
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View of Kumasi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
View of Kumasi, including part of the railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1915
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Media ID 14405230
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Container Containers Ghana Ghanaian Kumasi Mining Track Tracks Truck Trucks
A2 (59.4 x 42cm) Poster Print
Bring the vibrant history of West Africa into your home or office with our exquisite selection of Media Storehouse Poster Prints. This stunning photograph, titled "View of Kumasi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa," captures the essence of a bygone era with its depiction of the bustling railway station in Kumasi. With a rich, detailed image taken circa 1915 from the Mary Evans Prints Online archive, this poster print is a captivating addition to any space. Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Ghana with our high-quality, museum-grade poster prints.
A2 Poster (59.4 x 42cm, 23.4" x 16.5" inches) printed on 170gsm Satin Poster Paper. Securely packaged, rolled and inserted into a strong mailing tube and shipped tracked. Poster Prints are of comparable archival quality to our Photographic prints, they are simply printed on thinner Poster Paper. Whilst we only use Photographic Prints in our frames, you can frame Poster Prints if they are carefully supported to prevent sagging over time.
Poster prints are budget friendly enlarged prints in standard poster paper sizes (A0, A1, A2, A3 etc). Whilst poster paper is sometimes thinner and less durable than our other paper types, they are still ok for framing and should last many years. Our Archival Quality Photo Prints and Fine Art Paper Prints are printed on higher quality paper and the choice of which largely depends on your budget.
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 59.4cm x 38.4cm (23.4" x 15.1")
Estimated Product Size is 59.4cm x 42cm (23.4" x 16.5")
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) orientation to match the source image.
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This evocative photograph captures the bustling scene of Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana, West Africa, during the 1910s. The Gold Coast, as Ghana was then known, was a major center for gold mining, and the railroad played a crucial role in transporting the precious metal and other resources to the coast for export. In the foreground of the image, we see part of the Kumasi railway station, with its distinctive red-roofed buildings and tall chimneys. Smoke billows from the trains, indicating their constant activity. Behind the station, a bridge arches over the railway tracks, while trucks and containers are lined up, ready to be loaded onto the trains. The photograph also reveals the diverse population of Kumasi, with people of various ethnicities and attire milling about the station and going about their daily business. The scene is a testament to the vibrant economic activity and cultural richness of the Gold Coast during this period. The railway system in Ghana was a key component of the colonial infrastructure, connecting the interior of the country to the coast and facilitating the extraction and export of natural resources. The photograph offers a glimpse into the past, providing a window into the history of Ghana and its people during a pivotal time in their history.
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