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Photo George, in Douala: One of the Earliest Photo Studios in Cameroon

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Figure 1 Douala Main Shop Staff, Dec. 1923. George Goethe in the center, Moses on the left, Lharway on the right, two shop boys at the back. (Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Liverpool Central Library and Archive).

Figure 1 Douala Main Shop Staff, Dec. 1923. George Goethe in the center, Moses on the left, Lharway on the right, two shop boys at the back. (Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Liverpool Central Library and Archive).

Figures 2 and 3 Studio portrait, front and backside. Photographer Yemedi Mukuri, Akwa, Douala. No date, probably 1920s. Courtesy of African Photography Initiatives (APhI)

Figures 2 and 3 Studio portrait, front and backside. Photographer Yemedi Mukuri, Akwa, Douala. No date, probably 1920s. Courtesy of African Photography Initiatives (APhI)

Figure 4 George E. Goethe. (No date), picture hanging in photo studio

Figure 4 George E. Goethe. (No date), picture hanging in photo studio

Figures 5 and 6 Portrait of a newly married couple, front and backside. Photographer George E. Goethe, no place, probably Douala, 14 July 1935. Courtesy of African Photography Initiatives (APhI)

Figures 5 and 6 Portrait of a newly married couple, front and backside. Photographer George E. Goethe, no place, probably Douala, 14 July 1935. Courtesy of African Photography Initiatives (APhI)

Figure 7 Company sign of the studio in rue Castelnau, 2010. (Copyright Rosario Mazuela)

Figure 7 Company sign of the studio in rue Castelnau, 2010. (Copyright Rosario Mazuela)

Figure 8 Wedding photo of Cyrille and Elisabeth Dualla Goethe Missipo. (Very likely Studio Goethe, Douala, 1962; © Photo Studio George)

Figure 8 Wedding photo of Cyrille and Elisabeth Dualla Goethe Missipo. (Very likely Studio Goethe, Douala, 1962; © Photo Studio George)

Figure 9 Identity document for Cyrille and his wife, issued on October 3, 1966. The document was reproduced photographically in the photo studio George and only the negative is still preserved. (© Photo Studio George)

Figure 9 Identity document for Cyrille and his wife, issued on October 3, 1966. The document was reproduced photographically in the photo studio George and only the negative is still preserved. (© Photo Studio George)

Figure 10 Three generations: Cyrille Goethe in his parlor with his nephew. His daughter Christine (the nephew’s mother) sitting at the table. A portrait of her mother on the wall. (Douala 2014. Copyright Rosario Mazuela)

Figure 10 Three generations: Cyrille Goethe in his parlor with his nephew. His daughter Christine (the nephew’s mother) sitting at the table. A portrait of her mother on the wall. (Douala 2014. Copyright Rosario Mazuela)