At Stake: Guinea's Bauxite

At Stake: Guinea's Bauxite

Photograph

Marc Riboud

Maker
French, 1923–2016

At Stake: Guinea's Bauxite

1961
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 1/4 × 9 5/16 in. (15.8 × 23.7 cm)
Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0037
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Guinea) 8/61 8) AT STAKE: GUINEA'S BAUXITE: Guinea has the world's largest \ deposits of bauxite and its aluminum production is currently being \ financed by a $100 million program contributed by five nations. The \ success or failure of this Western venture may make or break Communist \ influence. This is the French-owned Bauxite factory in Fria. \ Credit: MARC RIBOUD © MAGNUM PHOTOS
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