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Kosten collection... Kosten collection, 1962-1965


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  • 2009/001
  • As a keen amateur film-maker, Kosten recorded his time in Ghana and Nigeria. The 12 films in this collection have been partially edited and some include intertitles designed by Helen Kosten. Some of the footage follows progress on the building of dams in Ghana (Akosombo Dam) and Nigeria (Kainji Dam) where Kosten worked on preliminary investigations.
  • 1962-1965
  • Nigeria
  • Ghana
  • 12 films
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  • Manfred (Freddy) Kosten
  • Manfred (Freddy) Kosten was born in 1928 in Vienna, Austria to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother. In March 1939, he travelled to the UK with his older sister Claire on a Kindertransport, and their parents joined them later. Kosten studied mining geology at Imperial College London (1945-49) and on graduating became a civil servant working initially in the Gold Coast [Ghana], later with Balfour Beatty in East Africa and Nigeria. In 1962, Kosten married Helen, a teacher and colleague of his sister. They spent their honeymoon on board ship heading for Nigeria, returning to the UK later in the 1960s. In 1971 Kosten joined the Natural Environment Research council (NERC), and later worked in Data Protection for the Greater London Council.

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Kosten collection 1: Scenes in UK and Ghana showing the construction of the Akosombo Dam Kosten collection 2: Journey from Lagos to Wawa Camp, Nigeria Kosten collection 3: Works near Kainji Dam, Nigeria Kosten collection 4: Works near Kainji Dam, Nigeria Kosten collection 5: Scenes at River Niger and visit to Kaduna Kosten collection 6: Scenes at Wawa Camp and Bussa Market, Nigeria Kosten collection 7: Visit to the Akosombo Dam, Ghana Kosten collection 8: Scenes at Kainji Dam site and Bussa Horse Races, Nigeria Kosten collection 9: Scenes at Wawa Camp, Nigeria Kosten collection 10: Construction of Kindaruma Dam and Power Station, Kenya Kosten collection 11: Voyage from Liverpool to Lagos Kosten collection 12: Closure of diversion tunnel, Akosombo Dam, Ghana