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St. Mary's Cathedral in Libreville, Gabon. Built in    
1864, when the Gabon was a French colony. It is the    
oldest cathedral on the west coast of Africa.
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St. Mary's Cathedral in Libreville, Gabon. Built in 1864, when the Gabon was...

Angola, Africa.
Digging for oil (discovered in Angola in 1955).
This oil refinery near Luanda is the first successful African oil development.
Photographed for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Angola, Africa. Digging for oil (discovered in Angola in 1955). This oil refin...

Angola, Africa.
Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955.
This oil refinery near Luanda is the first successful African oil development.
Photographed for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Angola, Africa. Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955. This oil refinery near L...

Angola, Africa.
Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955.
This oil refinery near Luanda is the first successful African oil development.
Photographed for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Angola, Africa. Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955. This oil refinery near L...

Angola, Africa.
Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955.
This oil refinery near Luanda is the first successful African oil development.
Photographed for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Angola, Africa. Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955. This oil refinery near L...

Angola, Africa.
Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955.
This oil refinery near Luanda is the first successful African oil development.
Photographed for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Angola, Africa. Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955. This oil refinery near L...

Angola, Africa.
Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955.
This oil refinery near Luanda is the first successful African oil development.
Photographed for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Angola, Africa. Oil was discovered in Angola in 1955. This oil refinery near L...

Gabon, Africa.
The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling mahogany.
Workers cutting a tree.
Taken for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Gabon, Africa. The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling ma...

Gabon, Africa.
The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling mahogany.
Worker cutting a tree.
Taken for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Gabon, Africa. The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling ma...

Gabon, Africa.
The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling mahogany.
Worker cutting a tree.
Taken for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Gabon, Africa. The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling ma...

Gabon, Africa.
The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling mahogany.
Logs are loaded onto a truck in the jungle.
Taken for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Gabon, Africa. The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling ma...

Gabon, Africa.
The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling mahogany.
Logs are loaded onto a truck in the jungle.
Taken for Fortune magazine, 1957.
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Gabon, Africa. The most important export of Gabon is okoume wood, resembling ma...