1. Main street of Ahenkro, 2001

Description:

Main street of Banda-Ahenkro, view to the south, standing near the Banda Cultural Centre. In the distance, one of the passenger vans that made the daily trip to market towns (Wenchi, Sampa) is parked in front of the Omanhene's (paramount chief) palace. Two poles anticipate the arrival of electricity, still some years away. Metal roofs have begun to replace the thatched roofs of earlier years. Ahenkro, July, 2001.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects Facet:

Rural electrification; Metal roofing; Transportation; Villages; Streets

Identifier:

9

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2001

Date searchable:

2001-07

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.166298, -2.354733

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.166298, -2.354733

2. Road leading from Ahenkro to Bongase, 2009

Description:

View from the north edge of Ahenkro of the road leading northward to Bongase and the Bui Dam site. Electricty poles and wires are visible on the roadside. The newly grated road of a year before has suffered erosion in the intervening rainy season. Ahenkro, June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16802 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16811

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Vegetation

Subjects Facet:

Rural electrification; Roads; Electric power distribution; Electricity; Mountains; Landscapes

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06

Genre:

Digital image

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.170145, -2.352663

Geographic Coordinates:

8.170145, -2.352663