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Gold Coast. 'Coronation Durbar in Kumasi. Otumfuo the Asantehene is seen with the...
Catalogue reference: CO 1069/43/6
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This record is about the Gold Coast. 'Coronation Durbar in Kumasi. Otumfuo the Asantehene is seen with the... dating from 1953 in the series Colonial Office and successors: Photographic Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 1069/43/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gold Coast. 'Coronation Durbar in Kumasi. Otumfuo the Asantehene is seen with the Golden Stool of Ashanti and members of his retinue.'
Photograph No A/40/2.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- 16 cm x 21 cm
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- Open on Transfer
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CO 1069
Colonial Office and successors: Photographic Collection
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