Slide ID
CV-80-228
_pkUnique ID
CV80228
Slide Date
1980
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Island
Santiago
Identifier
CV80228
City / Village
Cidade Velha
Date
1980
Description
An unidentified woman and child pose for a portrait in Cidade Velha, a village that was once the capital of colonial Cape Verde. The city was originally named Ribeira Granda before it was abandoned in the 18th century. Present day Cidade Verde has the population of a village, but the residents live amongst the ruins of the colonial city.
Keywords
portrait; family; agriculture; rural; village;
Box
1
Folder
3
Image Dimensions
3445x5270
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
17-8-2010 12:00 AM
Color Space
RGB
File Size
3.4 MB
Document Type
Image
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "Unidentified Woman and Child" (1980). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 196.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/196
Province or Jurisdiction
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Keywords
portrait; family; agriculture; rural; village;
Notes
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 129
Lobban, Richard and Halter, Marilyn. The Cape Verde Islands. (Providence, 1987). pp. 8