'Exploratory Expedition to the North-East of the Togo Hinterland (1889 Staff Doctor Dr. Wolf). Report from Imperial Commissioner von Puttkamer to von Bismarck

Contains among other things: Establishment of a polyclinic for the local population in Lome

Police officers of the police recruited from the locals have taken part in a parade. Li. the Spielmannszug stands, white officers inspect the policemen. / Photographer: Scherl

The photo from 1913 in the German colony of Togo shows the recruit recruitment for the local police force working under German command in the capital Lome. The German police officers in white suits, separated from the natives by an elevated pedestal, negotiate with the tribe's skinned man marked by buffalo horn jewellery. Accompanied by two advisers, the latter presents his best warriors in order to get them accepted into the police force. / Photographer: Scherl