200 x 165 mm.

180 x 155 mm.

109 x 153 mm. A full length portrait of Arthur Raikes (1867-1915) wearing the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar and a uniform probably of his own design and worn in connection with his work in Zanzibar. Raikes held the local rank of Brigadier General. He commanded the Sultan’s forces from 1894-1906 and was First Minister to the Sultan from 1906-1908.

65 x 65 mm.

229 x 170 mm. A view looking down from the temporary lighthouse next to the Beit el Ajaib. Basil Cave and A.S. Rogers are seated in an open carriage as they leave the Baraza at the Beit el Ajaib while spectators line their route.

216 x 153 mm. A view showing an empty carriage and mounted escort parked outside an unidentified house. Possibly taken during the bridge opening ceremonies seen in Y30468C/14.

231 x 172 mm. A view showing a mounted escort and a guard of honour on the driveway in front of the British Residency. The carriage can just be seen in the background. The occasion is unidentified, but is probably the same gathering seen in Y30468C/37.

103 x 75 mm. A view showing Zanzibaris carrying produce to market on their heads.

165 x 210 mm.

294 x 214 mm. A view showing a procession of European and Arab officials outside the Sultan’s Palace with armed police holding back the crowds in the foreground. In the front rank of Europeans A.S. Rogers, Sultan Seyyid Ali bin Hamoud and Basil Cave can be seen. The occasion and date are unidentified.

38 x 59 mm. A view showing a man, possibly Chandler, standing beside the Arab doorway of Usagara House.

160 x 210 mm.

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Children in the village of Chwaka help their mother to pound the grain in a mortar for the day's meal.'

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'At the well. Young Zanzibaris helping to replenish the family water supply.'

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Abullah is an Arab of the Riami tribe. He is a pupil at one of the Government schools.'

150 x 150 mm. The caption continues: 'At the celebration of Id-el-Fitr to mark the conclusion of the month of Ramadhan all children have new clothes. Abdullah is very proud of his beautiful new fez.'

160 x 215 mm. The caption continues: 'Simai Bin Hassan is a Hadimu boy from the east coast of Zanzibar where his father engages in fishing and agriculture.'

160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'Although Christians many of these women do not discard their black veils worn by all Mohamedan women.'

216 x 150 mm. A view looking across a small bay towards the Chukwani Palace, situated on a promontory about six miles south of Zanzibar Town. A covered flight of steps leads down from the headland to the beach in the foreground. Built by Sultan Seyyid Barghash as a summer resort, it was turned into quarters for government officers on the abdication of Sultan Seyyid Ali bin Hamoud 1911. Most of the Palace has now been demolished.

216 x 150 mm. A similar view to Y30468B/32, but taken from the sea and showing another, smaller building near the palace.

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'This bay on the east coast of Zanzibar is a centre for the fishing and mangrove industries. The sand, derived from coral, is almost white giving the most wonderful colours to the water when the tide comes in.'

125 x 115 mm.

160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'A bunch of cloves. This is the stage at which cloves are harvested. They are the flower buds of the clove tree just before bursting into blossom.' An 'On Loan' stamp has been printed on the reverse of the photograph by 'The Mansell Collection, London.'

210 x 160 mm.

165 x 180 mm. There is a Dorien Leigh Limited 'Photograph on loan' stamp on the reverse.