A child in an Ethiopian village. 1934. image credits: ati
Ethiopian soldiers on horseback prepare for war against the fascist Italian army. 1936. image credits: ati
Type hairdressing (1901) image credits: National Archive
A dental assistant attends a patient at the Dental Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Dar es Salaam (1960) image credits: National Archive
O‘Amateur barber’ among the workers on the coffee farm. Gethumbwini Estate, Thika (1945) image credits: National Archives
Location: Accra
Masai maiden image credits: Northwestern edu
Village midwife, Rachel Yusuti (holding the baby), Mnyiramba and Ayah Brina Masasi, Msukuma, Weighing an infant and giving advice to the mother during an infant welfare clinic session at Kishapu Native Authority Dispensary and Clinic in Shinyanga District, Lake Province Image credits: National Archives
An Ethiopian church. 1934. image credits: ati
Ethiopian soldiers on horseback prepare for war against the fascist Italian army. 1936. image credits: ati
A woman of the Ethiopian Empire. 1934. image credits: ati
The daughters of the Ethiopian emperor in Addis Ababa. 1934. image credits: ati
Chiefs of the Dahomey kingdom watch a festival. Circa 1890. image credits: ati
King Otumfuo of the Ashanti Empire sits on his throne. The Ashanti Empire won its independence from Britain in 1931, after being forced into three decades of life as a British Protectorate. Kumasi, Ashanti Empire. 1953. image credits: ati
Three women of the Dahomey Kingdom. Four years later, Dahomey would be fully colonised by the French. 1900. image credits: ati
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