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Captain H Adcock (19th-20th Century Colonial Engineer) and other photographers, A collection of approximately 200 platinum, gelatin silver and albumen photographs depicting scenes of the construction of the Gold Coast Government Railway in Ghana, various group portraits including Adcock seated with the King of Akropong and his family, King of Akropong surrounded by bodyguard with a Ju-Ju man behind, colonial officers/engineers/buildings, native families in fine and traditional costume, Sekondi Dock Terminal, Ju-Ju man and a Kroo Ju-Ju woman, Captain Adcock's bungalow, local people etc., many numbered and inscribed with title to verso, contained in 3 albums of varying size, largest 26 x 33 cm. Construction of the Gold East Coast Government Railway was started in 1898 for the purpose of transporting gold from the newly discovered Ashanti goldfields to Sekondi Dock Terminal. The first section from Sekondi to Tarkwa was completed in 1901. When Adcock returned to England he resided at the Grange, Surlingham, Norfolk.

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