View of a village along a road near Mbanga with a large mountain, possibly Mount Manengouba, appearing in the distance behind clouds.

Collection type: Photograph
Description: View of a village along a road near Mbanga with a large mountain, possibly Mount Manengouba, appearing in the distance behind clouds.
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon; Littoral Region; Mungo Department; Mbanga
Person: Photographer Edward Shearman Ross; PRM source Sandra Miller Ross
Date / Period: Date of photograph: 12/1966
Acquisition information: Donated: 14/12/2018
Photographic process: Transparency Kodachrome
Dimensions: Image dimension 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2018.313.900

Search terms: Settlement, Landscape/View

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