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Below are some selected photographs from the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (the French National Library).
Lodging of the Military Commander of the Niger Military Territory (General Gouraud) established in 1911. This later became the residence of the governor of Niger. (Photo 1922).
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Société de Géographie, SGE SG WE-234
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Entrance of the fort of Zinder. (Photo 1922)
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Société de Géographie, SGE SG WE-234
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Prisoners carrying animal skins under the surveillance of a Tirailleur. Prisoners were usually used as free labor in the colonies. (Photo 1922)
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Société de Géographie, SGE SG WE-234
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Lodgings of the colonial troops, “Les Tirailleurs,” in Zinder, Niger. (Photo 1922).
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Société de Géographie, SGE SG WE-234
Entrance of Bamako, a Malian village conquered in 1883 by the French who eventually made it the capital of French Sudan. (Photo 1885)
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Société de Géographie, SGE SG WE-30
Residence of the French colonial administrator in Ségou (Mali) built in 1925-27. This building is typical of the colonial architecture of Ségou, inspired by the traditional Bambara earthen constructions of the city which were in turn influenced by Andalo-Arabic architecture.
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Société de Géographie, SGE SG WE-234
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