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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'These women have migrated from Portuguese East Africa from distances as far as six hundred miles. They are all members of the Wamawia tribes. This tribe is to be found working throughout the sisal estates of Tanganyika, the women have their faces carved into elaborate designs and wear ornaments thrust through their lips'.

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165 x 210 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of a young woman.

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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120 x 80 mm. A view of a man standing next to a pond in cultivated grounds. There are two large pillars in the background.

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55 x 75 mm. A view looking through an ornate square doorway.

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80 x 55 mm. Showing people swimming and in boats.

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75 x 55 mm. A view of what appears to be a cultivated garden or park.

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82 x 60 mm. A man standing next to a pond.

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Photographs of local people, farming, fishing and craft-making activities and daily life in Zanzibar. Captions have been reproduced as found.

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A collection of monochrome postcards of Zanzibar scenes, possibly published by A.C. Gomes and Sons.

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An album containing photographs measuring 110 x 80 mm.

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69 x 67 mm (one section of stereo print). View looking over the rooftops of Zanzibar from the old British Consulate. Grant's note beneath the print reads: 'Zanzibar, - looking on town from top of Consul's House - American merchants shipping look-out perched in top of house - Thatch made of cocoa nut leaf - mason work of corraline-plastered over in the better style of houses'.

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215 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Clove buds are separated from the bunch stems by holding the bunch in the right hand and brushing off the buds against the palm of the left hand. The buds are then dried in the sun on mats or a concrete floor.'

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160 x 210 mm.

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90 x 135 mm. Postcard.

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210 x 160 mm.

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210 x 160 mm.

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160 x 210 mm. The date 30th April 1937 is stamped on the reverse of this print.

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160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'Note the influence of east and west: Turban, 'Kanzu' (long white garment), sandals and sword from the east; Jackets and umbrella from the west.'

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160 x 210 mm.

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209 x 149 mm. A view showing a collection (presumably Rogers’) of swords, drums and a carved chair.

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129 x 79 mm. A monochrome postcard view of the front façade of the Residency.

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160 x 210 mm.

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A collection of separate photographs and a panorama. The photographs date from Chandler's residence in east Africa, and are chiefly of Zanzibar Island, but 60-73 and 83-87 are of Dar es Salaam, 75 is probably of England, 88-89 are of South Africa and 90-96 are of the Victoria Falls.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'A picture looking over the stone town from the east side. The Cathedral is in the middle distance right hand side and the large building on the left waterfront is Seyyid Barghash's Palace the Bet-el-Ajaib (Beit-el-Ajaib).'