Dahomey (Benin) - Natitingou, Village Samba (Somba)

Republique du Dahomey
Village Samba
Natitingou

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Shown on the postcard are the great mud castles of the Betammaribe people known as Tata Somba.

The houses consists of a ground floor which has a kitchen and livestock owned by the family and an upper floor or roof designed to dry grains and to sleep.

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Natitingou is a city and commune in north western Benin. 

Dahomey (Benin) - Lake Aheme-Bopa, Water Supply

Republique du Dahomey
Dahomey
Approvisionnement en eau au bord du Lac Aheme-Bopa

Translation:
Republic of Dahomey
Dahomey
Water supply on the shore of Lake Aheme-Bopa

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Lake Ahémé is Benin's second largest lake, with an area of 78 square kilometres (30 sq mi) in the dry season which expands to 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) in the rainy season.

Dahomey (Benin) - d'Abomey (Abomey), Artisans Potiers, Potters

Republique du Dahomey
Artisans
potters d'Abomey (Potters of Abomey)

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Abomey is a city in the Zou Department of Benin. Abomey is also the former capital of the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey (c. 1600–1904), which would later become a French colony, then the Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975), and is the modern-day Republic of Benin.

Dahomey (Benin) - Cotonou, Le Grand Marche (Market), Ganhi

Republique du Dahomey
Cotonou
Le Grand Marche Ganhi

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Cotonou is the largest city and economic centre of Benin.
The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language.

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The Republic of Dahomey was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community.  On August 1, 1960, it attained full independence from France.  In 1975, the country was renamed Benin.