Zanzibar (inhabited place)
Found in 726 Collections and/or Records:
A dhow from Cutch, 1933 - 1947
200 x 215 mm.
A dhow from Muscat, 1933 - 1947
160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'This picture gives some idea of the beautifully ornamented poops of the Arabian dhows which visit East Africa each year with the monsoon.'
[A dhow from Oman], 1933 - 1947
215 x 165 mm.
A dhow from Oman, 1933 - 1947
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'This picture shows typical rigging of a Muscat dhow. The main mast is about sixty feet high whilst the overall length is about one hundred feet.'
[A dhow in sail at sunset], 1933 - 1947
200 x 160 mm
[A dhow in sail at sunset], 1933 - 1947
160 x 210 mm.
[A dhow sailing by the shore], 1933 - 1947
85 x 135 mm.
A dhow sailor from Muscat, 1933 - 1947
130 x 130 mm. Head and shoulders portrait.
[A dhow under repair], 1933 - 1947
210 x 160 mm.
A dhow under repair, 1933 - 1947
210 x 160 mm.
A game of 'Bao', 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'This is almost the African equivalent of draughts. The board has thirty-two saucer shaped depressions and the game is played with large round seeds the size of a bean.'
[A game of Bao], 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
A giant Baobab tree at the fishing village of Kizimkazi (S.E. Zanzibar), 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'The girth of this tree may be compared with the figures standing beside it and the coconut palms.
A girl's school, 1930 - 1950
205 x 160 mm.
A group of Zanzibar Arabs, 1936 - 1937
165 x 215 mm. The caption continues: 'These Arabs came into town for the Silver Jubilee celebrations of H.H. The Sultan. The Arab with an umbrella in his right hand has his long sword (with the hilt showing) under his left arm.' The Sultan's Silver Jubilee is identified in other photographs both as 1936 and 1937.
[A man making sections of fence for a fish trap], 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm
[A man making string], 1930 - 1950
110 x 110 mm.
[A man making string], 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
[A man on a beach whittling a long stick], 1930 - 1950
105 x 105 mm.
A mangrove swamp - note the aerial roots which support the plants in tidal swamps, 1930 - 1950
205 x 155 mm.
A member of the Hadimu tribe which is amongst the indigenous peoples of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964
160 x 210 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
A Muscat dhow, 1933 - 1947
160 x 210 mm.
A Muscat dhow, 1933 - 1947
160 x 210 mm.
[A Muscat dhow], 1933 - 1947
160 x 210 mm.
A Muscat dhow, 1933 - 1947
150 x 120 mm.