FEMME d'un COLON - ALBUM PHOTOS AFRIQUE 1920 FEMME d'un...

Rare ALBUM of +60 original amateur photographs taken and commented on by the wife of a colonist settled in Uganda, then from the exploitation of primary forests at the beginning of the 1920s: - French couple settled in Tororo with their multiple hunters and workers for the exploitation of natural resources, villa and European colonists (French & English). - Ethnic views, meeting of numerous Ugandan tribal chiefs and Kenyan chiefs, African women converted to Christianity, etc. - Villages & customs (African mask), wildlife & African hunters, etc. All described from the perspective of a European woman of that era. In the album’s second part follow photographs of the Ivory Coast on logging and timber transport in the Fresco region: - Views of Ivorian festivities, local life and villages, landscapes, etc. Some views are commented. - Complete photo album, hardbound, cloth-covered covers sized 250 x 180 mm. +60 silver gelatin prints of various formats: 170 x 120 mm - 120 x 90 mm - 110 x 80 mm & small formats - Some photos are dated, annotated on the back. Very careful layout. - GOOD overall condition of the complete photo album - Minimal signs of use on the cloth-covered covers. Inner pages in perfect condition. Sepia and black-and-white photographs well preserved, some signs of handling wear on a few copies. Some prints are clear but easily legible. An interesting testimony on European colonialism in the early 20th century.

Estimate:£185.85

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