Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints, lantern slides and glass negatives. The prints mostly relate to Westgate’s earlier work, but there are a few from the 1930s, including nos. 426-454 of visits to South Africa and African islands, all processed in February 1936. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation. Many of the lantern slides and glass negatives are uncaptioned and...

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109 x 84 mm.

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158 x 114 mm. Group portrait of teachers and communicants, with the communion service on a table in the centre.

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161 x 107 mm. View of the church, a low whitewashed building with thatched roof. Two copies.

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102 x 76 mm. View of the African congregation seated on the floor of the wicker and thatch church.

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View of the Westgate’s temporary home in the ruined mission while he was building the Huron Training College.

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100 x 74 mm. View of the Westgate’s temporary home in the ruined mission while he was building the Huron Training College. Two copies.

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Showing a group of warriors seated in a circle in a woodland clearing.

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101 x 79 mm. A view showing A.S. Rogers, the Aga Khan and an unidentified figure (almost certainly A.E.H. Raikes) seated in a carriage beside the Palace Pier. Rogers had just met the Aga Khan on his arrival from Mombasa (see Y30468D/15).

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96 x 72 mm. A view showing the Aga Khan talking to an unidentified figure in the Exhibition grounds.

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97 x 74 mm. A duplicate of Y30468D/26.

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102 x 59 mm. A view showing the Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Khalifa Bin Harub, and other members of the official party stopping on to the jetty at Chumbe Island for the opening of the new lighthouse. Walking beside the Sultan are Ernest Costley-White, the Acting Resident, and Captain Clement Charlewood, Port Officer for Zanzibar.

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201 x 152 mm. A view showing African labourers loading lighters for tranportation to the steamer at anchor in the harbour beyond.

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212 x 151 mm. A duplicate of Y3047A/3.

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144 x 86 mm. A view showing dhows and rowing boats drawn up on the beach with waterfront buildings in the background. The print shows the part of the waterfront seen in the right hand section of Y3047A/1, although many new buildings are visible in this print.

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278 x 212 mm. A view showing the front façade and wrought iron entrance gates of the Beit el Ajaib. See Y30468B/4.

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278 x 211 mm. A view showing the front façade of the Beit el Ajaib. See Y30468B/4.

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Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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143 x 85 mm.

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193 x 149 mm. A view from Zanzibar harbour looking towards the British Agency building on Shangani Point at the Western end of the waterfront.

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271 x 206 mm. A view looking across the lawn towards the crenellated Residency buildings. In front of the entrance a group is gathered around a motor car. A.S. Rogers is identifiable in the centre of the group. The Residency was built in 1903 to the designs of J.H. Sinclair, who served in Zanzibar from 1899 to 1924 and was responsible for many of the public buildings in the town, including the law courts.

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A series of mostly uncaptioned slides.

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215 x 165 mm.

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165 x 110 mm. Shows the Rev. and Mrs Cole, their two children and Westgate.

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108 x 85 mm. A view looking across the Creek, situated at the north of the town between Funguni Spit and Hollis Road, towards African houses on the far shore.