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Dire Dawa-Djibouti train leaving, c. 1912.

Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Train leaving Dire Dawa station for Djibouti, about 300 km to the east. "C.F.E." on the locomotive stands for Chemin de fer franco-éthiopien . That train station will be demolished before 1915 to make room for a new one built in stone, still standing today. Contemporary postcard, c. 1912.
Train leaving Dire Dawa station for Djibouti, about 300 km to the east. "C.F.E." on the locomotive stands for Chemin de fer franco-éthiopien . That train station will be demolished before 1915 to make room for a new one built in stone, still standing today. Contemporary postcard, c. 1912.Editor: Collection L. Gérard — Un Train en Afrique: http://www.africantrain.org/depart-du-train-pour-djibouti — Wikimedia Commons: Dire Dawa-Djibouti train leaving, c. 1912..jpg
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Date of image
1912
Creator
Editor: Collection L. Gérard
Place
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Type
Postcard

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