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[Opening of new lighthouse on Chumbe Island, 1926. Dr Spurrier in front of the lighthouse], 1926

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/81

Scope and Contents

58 x 102 mm. A view showing Dr Alfred Henry Spurrier (1862-1936) standing in front of the new lighthouse. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Old Dr Spurrier the oldest white man in Z. One of the sports who turned out at 2pm to go to the ceremony'. Spurrier was for many years the Government Health Officer in Zanzibar and was also for a period the editor of the 'Zanzibar Gazette'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1926

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For other photographs related to the opening of the lighthouse see Y3047B/78-80 and 82.

Bibliography

For details of Spurrier's career see: Crofton, Richard Hayes (1953), Zanzibar Affairs 1914-1933, London: Francis Edwards.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-03-31 10:03:07+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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