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A panoramic view, consisting of four photographs, of the mountain range.

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160 x 210 mm.

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162 x 119 mm. Duplicate of print 287. A note on the reverse reads ‘The groups are as follows - the accusers, the accused, the elders or chiefs, and the medicine men who administer the poison which decides the issue.' Two copies.

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35 mm slides. Images of Owen Falls Dam in Uganda, hill farming, tea picking and general landscape views.

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215 x 150 mm. Young men seated and stood around benches in the open air.

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160 x 110 mm. Young men seated and stood around benches in the open air.

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102 x 59 mm. A view from the sea looking towards the lighthouse decked out with flags. Chumbe Island lies a few miles south-east of the entrance to Zanzibar Harbour. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Approaching Chumvi'.

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59 x 102 mm. A view showing a Swahili boy climbing a coconut tree. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'A boy got us some coconuts, as the tea did not sufficiently assuage our thirst. A tree planted by the lighthouse keeper when he first took on the job'.

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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'.

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59 x 102 mm. A view showing the group walking along a road on Chumbe Island. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: '1. Costley-White acting Resident 2. Sultan 3. Capt Charlewood, Port Officer and our host for the occasion'.

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102 x 59 mm. A slightly blurred print showing a group of the Sultan's officials and relatives with the lighthouse in the background. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Some of the Sultan's retinue-relatives etc.'.

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230 x 161 mm. A view showing Rogers’ carriage driving across the flag-decked bridge, built to replace the old Guglioni Bridge which was washed away by floods. The ceremony is described in the ‘Zanzibar Gazette’ for March 9th 1904.

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102 x 79 mm. An indistinct print showing the Sultan’s carriage arriving at the front of the new Law Courts, designed by J.H. Sinclair (who also designed the British Residency in Zanzibar and Government House, Dar es Salaam) and situated in Main Street near the Victoria Gardens. For another view of the opening see Y30468E/118. For a description of the opening see the ‘Zanzibar Gazette’ for August 17th 1904.

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258 x 226 mm. A duplicate of Y30468C/3. See also Y30468C/80.

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296 xx 246 mm. A view showing the carriage and mounted escort of Sultan Ali bin Hamoud arriving outside the new Market buildings with crowds of spectators and police in the foreground. The Sultan arrived at the market, situated on the west bank of the Creek Canal, at 4.30 where he was received by the Regent, A.S. Rogers and the Consul-General B.S. Cave. Only the back of the Sultan is visible here. See the ‘Zanzibar Gazette’ for August 17th 1904. See also Y30468D/80.

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298 x 243 mm. A similar view to Y30468C/1. The Sultan (not visible) is being received at the entrance to the market by A.S. Rogers (wearing a fez) and other officials.

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295 x 230 mm. A similar view to Y30468C/1-2, but showing A.S. Rogers announcing the formal opening and naming of the market. Another copy of this print occurs at Y30468D/47.

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298 x 242 mm. A similar view to Y30468C/1-3, showing crowds gathered round the front entrance to the market while the opening speeches are read. No individual figures are identifiable.

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210 x 151 mm. A view looking down on and along the Canal Road, with crowds of spectators standing in front of the Market buildings. The blur of movement just beyond the market is the Sultan’s carriage arriving with his mounted escort. In the left foreground another photographer can be seen at work: this is the man who took Y30468/1-3 and 5.

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163 x 120 mm.

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105 x 155 mm.

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210 x 160 mm.

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80 x 110 mm. Print mounted on card showing a bearded man holding a rifle and standing in front of a tree. An inscription on the back sends greetings to friend and colleagues and is signed P. Schmidt (?) and dated 10 February 1902.

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Collection of coloured postcards of scenery in Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania) and British East Africa (now Kenya), reproduced from paintings by Miss A.V. Hammond exhibited in the Tanganyika section of the British Empire Exhibition of 1924. A caption on the reverse of each reads 'Copyright picture by Miss A.V. Hammond. Reproduced in Great Britain by Valentine and Sons Ltd'. Captions have been recorded as found.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection comprises black and white photographs, mostly 125 x 75 mm or 75 x 125 mm in size, film negatives and glass negatives. Some of the prints from glass plates are smaller, approximately 85 x 65 mm. The prints are good compositions, though some are rather dark, and were listed by Erica Ryan of the National Library of Australia, using, among other sources, the captioned envelopes in which the original negatives had been stored. The provenance of the collection is unclear,...