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- 1874 - 1942 (Creation)
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Photos from German colonies. Currently available: Cameroon, Yaoundé Station, 1889nnScope, storage unitsn 0nnnProvenance informationnnnnNamen ReichskolonialamtnExistence periodn 1874 - 1942nInstitutional historynnn1907 Formation of the Reichskolonialamt from the Colonial Department of the Foreign Office, which had existed since 1890; 1919 Transformation into a Reich Colonial Ministry and takeover of the settlement business for the former German colonial territories; after its dissolution in 1920, the Reich Ministry for Reconstruction (Central Colonial Administration) took over the tasks until its dissolution in 1924; thereafter, colonial affairs were again handled by the Foreign Office.
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Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Nachlässe und Sammlungen >> Bilder, Plakate, Karten, Pläne, Töne >> Bilder
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- Imperial Colonial Office (Subject)