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Bell Untitled 0211

Description:
A portrait of R. P. Baffour, a Ghanaian academic and the first Ghanaian Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also held several administrative posts in the civil service, including Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Chairman of the Integrated Iron & Steel Commission. Baffour was the instigator of the Kwabenya Nuclear Plant project and was elected president of the 6th regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency. He was anointed by Nkrumah to be his successor but was later expelled from the party and ran as an independent candidate in the 1979 presidential election.
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0211

Bell Untitled 0177

Description:
A wood carving artwork by Kofi Antubam. Kofi Antubam, born in 1922, was an eminent multiple award winning artist who taught Art and Crafts at the Achimota School in the 50’s and early 60’s. He designed the Presidential Seat, State Sword, State Mace and many State Monuments.Kofi Antubam died at the age of 42 in 1964.
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0177

Bell Untitled 0373

Description:
16 images of a sitting of members of Ghana’s National Assembly, currently known as the Parliament of Ghana; Four images of judges processing into the National Assembly; Three images of daily activities at the Makola market, in the central business district of Accra; Eight images of a middle-aged Muslim man praying, also featured are his cap and Tasbih; Two images of security personnel at a parade in front of the National Assembly; One image of a vehicle procession;Three unidentifiable images (35 images total)
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0373

Bell Untitled 0351

Description:
Three images of individuals standing on the beach; One exterior image of the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on High Street, Accra; One image of a structure on the beach, One image of a man walking along a street in Accra; One image of food being cooked on the side of a road; Two images of rocks along a beach; Three unidentifiable pictures (12 images total)
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0351

Bell Untitled 0379

Description:
Two portraits of a young boy by the shore in Osu; Six images of young boys playing football on a park adjacent the Christianborg Castle, in Osu; Two images of a commander and crew members aboard a navy ship; One image displaying two pans full of freshly caught fish; One exterior image of the Elmina castle; One image of two older men conversing on a bridge in Elmina; Two images of the shores of Elmina with canoes in display; Five images of waves crushing large rocks behind the Christianborg; Two images of a boy transporting food; One image of a pair of canoes, one of which contains a young male occupant; Four images of children playing on the street; One image showing two young female trader, carrying their wares on their heads; One image of a young female beverage trader, carrying her merchandise on her head; Five unidentifiable images (35 images total)
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0379

Bell Untitled 0408

Description:
17 images showing a cross section of community present at an installation ceremony; Three images of chiefs and elders posing for the camera; Six images of Spokespersons with a linguist’s staff, which is their symbol of authority; Two images of an elder draped in cloth; Eight images of a master drummer entertaining the audience with the Atumpan, a type of talking drum played by the Asante of Ghana.(36 images total)
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0408

Bell Untitled 0420

Description:
14 images of a community submerged in water after the flooding of the Volta Basin; Four images of a man paddling a canoe; Two images of a factory; Seven images of engineers with greasy hands, working on a machine; One portrait of an engineer; Five images of an engineer holding a piece of machinery; One unidentifiable image (34 images total)
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0420

Bell Untitled 0380

Description:
17 images of a Volta River Authority (VRA) resettlement community in Ghana; Three images of studens carrying chairs in front of a classroom block; One portrait of a man; Two images of two women and a boy seated on wood in a bush; 12 images of a community before it was flooded by the construction of the dam. (36 images total)
Date:
1957-1978
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Willis E.
Collection:
Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s)
Bell Untitled 0380