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215 x 149 mm. A view showing the German cruiser ‘Hertha’ at anchor in Zanzibar harbour on the occasion of the visit of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (see Y30468C/1).

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144 x 87 mm. A view looking along the wharf showing labourers, sacks of produce and a crane mounted on railway track.

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174 x 124 mm, mounted on card. Portrait Showing Westgate, E.W. Doulton and J.H. Briggs seated in the open air.

Scope and Contents From the Series: A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). Numbers 419, 428, 434 and 439 all have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'Sisal in Tanganyika.At the outbreak of World War II the important continental market of the Tanganyika sisal growers fell away and the industry found itself a 'surplus producer'. To preserve the industry and the only source of sisal in the Empire the British government decided at the end of 1942 to purchase a stockpile of...

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165 x 205 mm.

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View of the interior of the factory showing the brushing machines. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'It is then placed into brushing machines which consist of a rotating drum with beaters attached, this removes the dust and the tow. It is baled ready for export'.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'It is then placed into brushing machines which consist of a rotating drum with beaters attached, this removes the dust and the tow. It is baled ready for export'.

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Showing sisal baled for export being weighed. It is then placed into brushing machines which consist of a rotating drum with beaters attached, this removes the dust and the tow. It is then baled ready for export'.

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81 x 75 mm. A view showing a group of spectators standing behind the finishing tape at the celebration Athletics Sports (see Y30468C/42).

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Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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105 x 145 mm. The caption continues: 'Many and varied are the fruits of Zanzibar and this picture shows a portion of the fruit market which is always a scene of busy activity in the early hours of the day.'

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107 x 81 mm. A view looking down on to the crowded market courtyard with Africans inspecting the sacks of fruit laid on the ground in baskets. The Zanzibar markets are situated in the western bank of the Creek Canal.

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80 x 55 mm. A general view of the river.

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62 x 56 mm. Three enlarged copies.

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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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An annotation on the reverse reads 'Nine Indians strangled by Huns [i.e. Germans] at Tanga'.

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160 x 210 mm.

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96 x 73 mm.

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98 x 73 mm.

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215 x 160 mm. The image has been bordered with liquid paper.

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160 x 119 mm.

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160 x 210 mm.

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138 x 88mm. A caption identifies from left to right: Roma MacDonald, Robin Goode, Clara Miller.

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82 x 82 mm. glass slides. The collection includes slides by Miss Margaret Laing, who served in CMS hospitals in Ngora/Ongino and Kumi, Uganda, during 1929-48. Items 17-23 are by Laing and 24-28 are probably hers as well.

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105 x 80 mm. A view looking along Main Street with Zanzibari women carrying loads on their heads in the foreground. At the left of the print can be seen the sign of A.C. Gomes, the photogrpaher of this collection. Main street runs from north to south at the western end of Zanzibar Town.