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1. Canoes on Black Volta River, Bui Dam site, 1982

Description:
Canoes belonging to Ewe fishing communities rest on the south bank of the Black Volta River near the Bui Dam site. Prior to the construction of Bui Dam, these canoes were used to ferry passengers between the north and south banks of the river and for fishing. Opposite, riparian woodland lines the river's north bank. Dam Site settlement, December, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Dam Site
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people)
Identifier:
0
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-12
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.274556, -2.234556
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.274556, -2.234556

2. Canoe on the Black Volta River, Bui Dam Site, 1994

Description:
Yaw Kyԑ paddles a canoe toward Bui Dam settlement, an Ewe fishing village on the south bank of the Black Volta River. A path leading to the fishing village of Agbegikrom on the river's opposite bank is visible (center, right). Canoes like these were used to ferry people across the river and for fishing. The mountain in the background (looking northward) is the site where the Bui Dam was built, beginning in 2008. Bui Dam settlement, June, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Vegetation; Dam Site
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Fishing
Identifier:
29
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.273965, -2.234329
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.273965, -2.234329

3. Black Volta River at the Bui Dam site, 1994

Description:
A water level measurement pole (bottom right) at the base of a path through riparian forest leading to the Bui Dam site on the Black Volta River. These measuring devices were placed when Soviet engineers began laying groundwork for the dam under Nkrumah's government. On the other side of the river is the mountainside against which the dam was later built, beginning in 2008. View towards north. Bui Dam site, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Riparian forests; Black Volta River
Identifier:
20
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.277750, -2.236389
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.277750, -2.236389

4. Canoe on the Black Volta River, Dam Site, 1994

Description:
Yaw Kyԑ paddles a canoe toward the Dam Site settlement, an Ewe fishing village on the south bank of the Black Volta River. Canoes like these were used to ferry people across the river and for fishing. In the foreground, a basket sits on the riverbank. The mountain in the background (looking northward) is the site where the Bui Dam was built, beginning in 2008. Dam Site settlement, June, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Vegetation; Dam Site
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Baskets; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Fishing
Identifier:
28
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.275598, -2.235060
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.275598, -2.235060

5. Path to the Black Volta River, Bui Dam site, 1990

Description:
At the Bui Dam site a path through riparian forest leading to the Black Volta River is lined with water level measurement poles. These were placed when Soviet engineers began construction of the dam under Nkrumah's government. Ann Stahl stands in white pants. Bui Dam site, 1990.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Riparian forests; Black Volta River
Creator:
Andrew Black
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1990
Date searchable:
1990
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.277750, -2.236389
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Andrew Black
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.277750, -2.236389

6. Black Volta River at the Dam Site settlement, 1994

Description:
Black Volta River at the Dam Site settlement, an Ewe fishing village immediately downstream of the Bui Dam site. View from the south bank across the river toward riparian woodland on the river's north bank. Dam Site settlement, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Vegetation; Dam Site
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Riparian forests; Black Volta River
Identifier:
26
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.272554, -2.233688
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.272554, -2.233688

7. Black Volta River, upstream of Bui, 2001

Description:
Black Volta River upstream of Bui village, viewed from the riverside track along the river's south bank. Riparian forest typical of the river's banks is visible opposite, on the north bank. On the right in one photo, the mountain near the Bui Dam site is visible. After 2013, the area pictured here was flooded by Bui Lake, formed by construction of the Bui Dam. Two photos. Black Volta River, June, 2001.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Savanna woodland; Vegetation; Bui Lake
Subjects Facet:
Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes
Identifier:
24
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2001
Date searchable:
2001-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Banda;8.309738, -2.291492
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.309738, -2.291492

8. Black Volta River, near Bui Village, 1982

Description:
Standing on the south bank of the Black Volta River near Bui village, looking east-northeast to the gap in the Banda hills where the Bui Dam was constructed after 2008. The area between Bui village and the river was the site of a 19th-century village, Bui Kataa (old Bui). This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as it formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui Village, 25 July, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
1982-07-25
Location(s) Facet:
Bui
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Mountains
Identifier:
16
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-07-25
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Bui;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:
8.277322, -2.260175