About this Collection
The Willis Bell Archive contains over 48,500 original photographic negatives and prints by American photographer Willis E. Bell, who documented vernacular and political life in Ghana, West Africa, during the post-colonial period (1957-1978).
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contact@willisbellarchive.org; mmofraghana@gmail.com; P.O. Box 165, Legon, Accra, Ghana
Funding Note
Digitization for the Willis E. Bell Photographic Print Archive (1950s-1970s) collection was sponsored by the Modern Endangered Archives Program with funding from Arcadia.
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This digital collection will include 4,375 photographic prints from the archive, reflecting this important period in Ghanaian history with images of political figures and events, the processes of industrialization, and ceremonial and daily life in communities throughout Ghana following independence.
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