Fishing boats by Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast, Ghana

"By the late eighteenth century the last of the major coastal forts on the Gold Coast had been built. Three nations controlled the outposts: Britain, the Netherlands, and Danemark. The British headquarters was at Cape Coast Castle. Today, marine fishing using beach seine nets, the ali net, and the more recent purse seine nets used by trawlers is a key aspect of coastal life, with the months between June and September being particularly productive for fishermen." [DeCorse Ch., 2001: An Archaeology of Elmina. Smithsonian Institution Press]. During his trip to Ghana, Elisofon visited Cape coast, Accra, Besease, the Kumasi area, and Elmina. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.