French West Africa

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22 colonial postcards of different views of Conakry. 

NOTE: Conakry's history began with its founding by French settlers in 1884 on Tombo Island and the surrounding Camayenne Peninsula, eventually becoming the capital of French Guinea. It developed as a colonial export port and later became the capital of independent Guinea in 1958 after the country's first president, Sékou Touré, chose to reject membership in the French Community, leading to a rapid but costly separation from France. Post-independence, the city has grappled with infrastructure challenges and periods of political instability, though it remains Guinea's economic center, processing bauxite and other goods for export

Price: $660.00

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24 colonial postcards of economic activity in French Guinea. Shown are banana harvesting, indigenous factory, various markets, basket weaving, hunting, river transport, caravans, harvesting palm nuts, fishing and farm labor.

Price: $720.00

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11 colonial postcards of Senegalese trailleurs and police in Africa.

Price: $330.00

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17 colonial postcards of different Senegalese music and dancing.

Price: $510.00

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38 colonial postcards of social life among the Sengealese. Shown are people waiting outside a state court in Cayor, rare photo of a “jug day” celebration,  “very primitive people”, the Chief’s wives, female hair dressing, medical procedure with suction cup, rare photo of the newly circumcised, wrestling, funeral interment, women washing laundry, playing on a baobab tree, male haircutting “indigenous figaro”, local pupils, preparing for a horse race, children playtime, river/forest culture, women story tellers (griots), cooking, hauling water, more.

Price: $1140.00

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Complete set of 10 humor postcards of Senegal.

Price: $300.00

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44 colonial postcards of Saint-Louis and Dakar, showing the transportation of indigenous housing, panoramas, school for the sons of the chief, various government buildings, slaughterhouse, marine barracks, hotel metropole, hotel de la Defense, electric factory, camp of indigenous troops, barracks of Senegalese workers, boulevard Pinet-Laprade, praying outside the mosque, various hotels, a french bookstore, more. Good architectural interest

Price: $1320.00

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11 colonial postcards of early Dakar, by Fortier. Shows colonial presence and commerce as well as local living conditions.

Price: $330.00

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13 colonial postcards of types and scenes of Haute Volta.

Price: $390.00

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5 postcards from the short-lived (1904-1921) colony of Haut-Senegal and Niger.

Note: The "colony of Upper Senegal and Niger" was created, from the colony of Senegambia and Niger , by the decree of October 18, 1904, relating to the reorganization of the General Government of French West Africa. When it was created, the “colony of Upper Senegal and Niger” included the former territories of Upper Senegal and Middle Niger; as well as the  third military territory, capital: Sorbo-Haoussa (1900-1903), Niamey (1903-1911), then Zinder from January 1,1911. Its capital was Bamako. A decree of March 2, 1907 incorporated into Upper Senegal and Niger the areas of of Fada N'Gourma and Say , both separated from the colony of Dahomey . On January 1, 1912, the military territory of Niger ceased to be part of Upper Senegal and Niger and became an autonomous colony by decree of October 13, 1922. The decree of March 1,1919, created the colony of Upper Volta and divided Upper Senegal and Niger into two separate colonies: Upper Volta , comprising the districts of Gaoua , Bobo-Dioulasso , Dédougou , Ouagadougou , Dori , Say and Fada N'Gourma; and Upper Senegal and Niger.

Price: $150.00