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210 x 160 mm.

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Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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98 x 74 mm. A view showing a white-uniformed figure (presumably the Governor of Tanganyika (now Tanzania)) standing on the steps of the war memorial with a company of the Royal African Rifles in the background. The date of this event has not been traced, but the governor is probably Sir Donald Cameron (1924-1931).

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98 x 74 mm. A view showing crowds, shaded by an awning, watching the event.

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Showing part of the Usambara mountain range.

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165 x 105 mm. The caption continues: 'In East Africa both petrol and kerosene are largely packed in four-gallon tins locally known as 'Debis.'

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Collection of monochrome photogravure postcards of scenes in German East Africa. Published by Walther Dobbertin of Harburg.

The majority of the cards have printed on the reverse: 'Shall the heroic deeds of Lettow-Vorbeck and his soldiers in the four-and-a-half year long bloody struggle have been in vain? Join with us in promoting the publication of German East Africa. We need colonies!'.

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231 x 173 mm. A view looking along one of the exhibition sheds and showing varieties of potato entered by Franz Ranninger.

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Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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81 x 118 mm. A view looking across the Sigi River towards thick forest on the farther bank. Caption taken from reverse of print. This photograph is actually located in position Y30469A/44.

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154 x 108 mm. glossy print.

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102 x 59 mm. A view from Chandler's house, Usagara House, looking towards the twin spires of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'View from sitting room door (also from bedroom and dining room doors!) The spires are those of the R C Church'.

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160 x 210 mm. View form under a tree looking towards the sea and land.

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102 x 60 mm. A view looking over the palm trees towards a curving beach. Mbweni lies about three miles south of Zanzibar Town and formerly housed a Mission community.

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114 x 87 mm. A view looking over thatched huts towards the water viaduct, the Sigi River and the slackwater dam with the wooded sides of the Sigi valley in the background.

Scope and Contents From the File: A booklet containing monochrome photogravure postcards of agricultural and industrial scenes in German East Africa. Published by Walther Dobbertin of Harburg.Each card has the following exhortation in German printed on the reverse: 'Our own colonies, our own overseas provinces are essential to Germany. Germans, remember your colonies!'.The captions to the prints are in a form of cursive gothic script which is difficult to decipher: in some cases, therefore, an approximate...

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,...

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62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'View of Harbour from F.C.'s House'.

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140 x 90 mm.

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211 x 151 mm. A view looking down onto a Zanzibar Street with the town and foliage in the background.

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90 x 139 mm. Portrait of Umberto Cicuta, Westgate and G. Ballerini posed in front of a grass hut. The print is inscribed from Ballerini to Westgate.

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59 x 56 mm. Distant snapshot of men gathered at the back of one of the huts.

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137 x 87 mm.

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,...

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62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'View from Chandler's house top. Cathedral spires'.