Prime Ministers House (now the State House), Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1962.

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This image, copied from a 1962 colour slide, was taken in Freetown shortly after Sierra Leone had achieved independence (1961) from the United Kingdom. It features the Prime Ministers House (now the State House) located above the Cotton Tree and Independence Avenue (now State Avenue).

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Photo credit: © Peter J. Hatcher / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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