1941 Press Photo Municipal hall on San Thiago in the Cape Verde Islands

The municipal hall of Praia on the island of San Thiago, Cape Verde Islands, sits at the foot of sharply rising Mountains. The whole archipelago has a population of 162,065. On its ten islands and five islets Portugal has governed here since 1570. The South American coast is 1.600 miles away making the Cape Verdes important to the strategic defense of both the Western Hemisphere and Europe.

Photo is dated 1941.

Photo measures 9 x 7 inches.