Gold Coast [Ghanaian] fishermen

A black and white lanscape photograph of men and boys hauling on a rope/ropes on a beach. At least twenty people are visible. They stand in a rough line, almost all facing towards the sea. Most are standing but one men, close to the left of the image, is sat on the sand. The other end/ends of the rope/ropes are off camera, in the direction of the sea, and are presumably attached to either a boat or fishing nets. Original caption (within the photograph): '1920 GOLD COAST FISHERMEN.'

Gold Coast was a British colony until 1957, when it became inddependant as Ghana.

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ID:	ALB0372.65
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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Gold Coast [Ghanaian] fishermen

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