Zanzibar (inhabited place)
Found in 726 Collections and/or Records:
Livingstone's House, Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
Loading a Muscat dhow for departure at sunset, 1933 - 1947
160 x 205 mm.
Loading bales of cloves for export, 1933 - 1948
150 x 125 mm.
Loading cloves at Zanzibar, 1933 - 1948
165 x 210 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
Loading cloves at Zanzibar, 1933 - 1948
125 x 165 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
[Loading cloves onto a lighter], 1933 - 1948
155 x 200 mm.
Log-book of the bark Star’s visit to Zanzibar, 1844, 1950 - 1970
Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.
Looking west along the waterfront road, Zanzibar, 1890 - 1896
215 x 150 mm. A view looking along the road towards the Beit el Ajeib (not visible) with the hull of a boat mounted on the pavement in the foreground (what this memorial commemorates has not been determined). The old lighthouse can be seen prominently in the square in front of the Beit el Ajeib, which dates the picture to before the bombardment of 1896 when the lighthouse was badly damaged and later demolished: see Y30468B/51.
Main entrance, Usagara House, 1920 - 1927
61 x 102 mm. View showing the carved Arab doorway of Chandler's house in Zanzibar.
Main Street, Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
160 x 220 mm. The caption continues: 'A part of the main street of Zanzibar where, in many places, it is not possible for two cars to pass each other.'
Making an outrigger canoe, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
Making palm leaf baskets (in which most produce is transported to town), 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
Male ward, Zanzibar Hospital, 1905 - 1948
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.
Malinoi - Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'A photograph of the place where hostilities must have started. The street and square adjoin the offices of the produce Inspector. The picture shows some of the Arab houses which surround the square and local shops protecting their wares from the afternoon sun.'
[Man picking cloves], 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
[Man stood on frame, harvesting cloves], 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
[Man using a donkey to transport bales of produce], 1933 - 1948
160 x 210 mm. Presumably cloves.
[Man with drum], 1928
52 x 73 mm.
Manga Arab copra maker, 1952 - 1964
160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'This type of Arab very largely carries on business as a small roadside or plantation shopkeeper. In many cases this business is run in conjunction with that of copra drying.'
Manga Arabs passing our verandah, 1936-12-29
60 x 60 mm.
'Mangapwani: one of the many beautiful beaches in Zanzibar.', 1930 - 1950
135 x 135 mm. Newspaper cutting. The caption continues: This beach was once the haunt of slave raiders. It's name means "The beach of the Arabs." There are two stories on the reverse of the cutting, which are: 'British children oversea [sic], Bill to appoint legal guardians' and 'Self-help among newspapers, Publication in spite of air raids.'
Mecca pilgrim, 1930 - 1964
150 x 205 mm.
'Memoir of Richard Palmer Waters', ‘Bulletin of the Essex Institute’, 20 (1888), 1950 - 1970
Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.
[Men in loincloths], 1930 - 1950
105 x 155 mm. Wrestlers perhaps.
[Military parade outside the Beit-el-Ajeib, Zanzibar], 1880 - 1889
140 x 193 mm. A view looking eastwards along the road leading to the Beit-el-Ajeib, with columns of soldiers marching along the street from the palace towards the photographer.