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A view looking down a narrow alley showing a woman and small child behind a piece of cloth. The caption reads: 'Women go about under tents. Sometimes as many as six under one cover'.

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140 x 194 mm. A view showing the courtyard and entrance to the Lamu Administrative building.

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122 x 174 mm. A view showing A.S. Rogers and an unidentified figure seated on a bench at the end of a pier, probably at Lamu.

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209 x 153 mm. A duplicate print of Y30468D/52.

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210 x 153 mm. A duplicate print of Y30468D/84.

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205 x 148 mm. A similar view to Y30468D/52.

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210 x 153 mm. A view of another part of the room seen in Y30468D/52. Another copy of this print can be found at Y30468A/36.

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207 x 152 mm. A view showing a small bedroom at the British Residency at Lamu with an elaborate carved reclining couch in the background (see Y30468D/53). The Residency building now houses the Lamu Museum. Another copy of this print can be found at Y3468A/35.

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168 x 120 mm. A blurred print showing a launch (not the ceremonial launch) and a longboat leaving the Residency Pier watched by crowds of spectators.

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168 x 118 mm. A view showing the ceremonial launch about to moor at the Residency pier, with crowds of spectators in the foreground.

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166 x 121 mm. A view from the Lamu waterfront showing longboats and the ceremonial launch (of the Sultan) lying just off the Residency pier.

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165 x 118 mm. A similar view to Y30468A/17.

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A view along a beach showing cattle being herded into boats.

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168 x 118 mm. A similar view to Y30468A/24, but with a larger number of spectators gathered on the waterfront.

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166 x 121 mm. An indistinct close-up showing the crowded ceremonial boat described in Y30468A/19.

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166 x 119 mm. A blurred print showing the ceremonial boat lying off the British Residency Pier at Lamu. See Y30468A/16.

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167 x 121 mm. A view showing the ceremonial launch moored at the British Residency Pier with the Residency buildings at the left of the print.

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166 x 118 mm. A view showing the ceremonial launch, crowded with people and flying the Zanzibar flag from bow and stern. Gaily patterned cloth hangs from the awning above the passengers’ heads.

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165 x 121 mm. A view looking along the Lamu waterfront towards the British Residency pier and showing the ceremonial launch and other boats lying just off from the pier.

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167 x 122 mm. A similar view to Y30468A/22, but with the launch nearer the Pier and with the British Residency visible at the left of the print.

Scope and Contents 166 x 116 mm. A view looking along the Lamu waterfront towards the British Residency where crowds are gathered on the beach to watch the arrival of a boat at the Residency pier. The occasion and date have not been identified, but since both the boat and the Residency are flying the Zanzibar flag, it is likely that this is a visit by the Sultan (Y30468A/18-20, 22-28 and 42-43 also deal with the same event). Sultan Hamoud bin Mahomed (Sultan 1896-1902) visited Lamu for a holiday from...

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166 x 120 mm. An indistinct view looking along a path towards the sea with donkeys and camels in the foreground. A group of men can be seen on the beach. Exact location unknown.

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A view from the sea showing the town and harbour of Lamu.

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166 x 120 mm. A very blurred print showing two boats (one flying the Sultan’s flag from bow and stern) off Lamu. See Y30468A/16.

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199 x 147 mm. A view showing a passageway lined with spears and war drums in the British Residency at Lamu, now the Lamu Museum. Another copy of this photograph can be found at Y30468F/5.