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210 x 160 mm.

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110 x 115 mm.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'This particular type of dhow, which plies down the east coast of Africa during the northeast monsoon. They have altered but little during the last two thousand years and their enormous size may be gauged by the amount of cargo carried by this one ... three thousand bags of grain. This peaceable cargo is a great change from the grim days when they carried cargoes of slaves down the coast.'

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130 x 130 mm.

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160 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'These dhows are used for transport between Zanzibar and Pemba and the mainland. The cargo is protected by a roof of palm leaf thatch.'

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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 caption continues: 'The picturesque hats worn by these fishermen are woven from the leaves of the Pandaisses (?) plant which grows commonly along the seashore.'

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160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'There is no shortage of tropical fruits in season in Zanzibar - Pineapples are sixpence each, oranges perhaps one shilling a hundred.'

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160 x 210 mm.

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180 x 160 mm.

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165 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'Zanzibar is rich in tropical fruits - oranges, pineapples and a number of other fruits grow to perfection in the equable climate of Zanzibar.'

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165 x 195 mm.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Squatting beside his hand operated wheel this Indian Potter in Zanzibar puts the finishing touches to a clay water pot.'

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'The potter's wheel consists of a wooden circular table surmounted by an upper band of coir in sacking which supports the clay pot.'

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35 mm slides. Images of Owen Falls Dam in Uganda, hill farming, tea picking and general landscape views.

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210 x 160 mm. 'The dance or 'Ngoma' is one of the principal forms of recreation amongst the native tribes of East Africa. Here are African women with powdered faces, magnificent headdresses of turkey feathers and beadwork, taking part in a dance.'

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Their day's fishing done, their fish sold, and the family needs provided, these east coast fisherman repair to the market to enjoy a chat and quiet game of Bao - the African equivalent of chess.'

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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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240 x 188 mm. A view from the harbour wharf showing crowds of Swahili labourers working among the chaos of overturned lighters and other craft washed onto the shore during a storm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Even the floating copra in the right foreground was salved'. The harbour wall can be seen in the background with the Beit el Ajait and the Sultan's Palace at the right of the print.

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207 x 152 mm. A view from the harbour wharf showing crowds of Swahili labourers working among the chaos of overturned lighters and other craft washed onto the shore during a storm.

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152 x 181 mm. Mr. Duncan Sandys (left), Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Sultan of Zanzibar, His Highness Seyyid Jamshid bin Abdulla bin Khalifa, signing an agreement in London on the future of the Kenya Coastal Strip.

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151 x 181 mm. The four signatories to an agreement on the future of the Kenya Coastal Strip are seen after the signing ceremony at Marlborough House, London. From left to right: Mr. Jomo Kenyatta, Prime Minister of Kenya; Mr. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Sultan of Zanzibar, His Highness Seyyid Jamshid bin Abdulla bin Khalifa; and the Prime Minister of Zanzibar, Sheikh Mohamed Shamte.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of two albums relating to the career of Richard Everard Thorne (see Y30468DD/13), who was born in 1901, educated at Haileybury, and joined the Tanganyika Police in 1925. After returning home to get married in 1930, he served in Iringa (twice) and Dar-es-Salaam during the period 1930-1939. During the Second World War he was seconded from Tanganyika Police to the Somalia Gendarmerie. He returned to Tanganyika 1949-1952, then after attending the Senior Officers'...

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155 x 155 mm.