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62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Old Sultan's palace now Govt Offices'.

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115 x 120 mm. Showing the framework of a small boat.

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Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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130 x 115 mm. The caption continues: Small boys display a remarkable aptitude for the manufacture of toy models. In the picture is a model bus made almost entirely from strips of fibre from the raffia palm. The smallest details are often accurately copied.'

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170 x 120 mm.

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137 x 64 mm (both sections of stereo print). Showing the old British Consulate and the waterfront at Zanzibar, with dhows anchored in the harbour beyond.

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207 x 150 mm. A similar view to Y30468C/23 showing B.S. Cave, Captain Baker Baker and Judge Lindsey Smith arriving for the Grand Baroza to celebrate the Sultan’s coming of age.

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291 x 214 mm. A view from the sea to the south of Zanzibar Town looking towards the British Residency. The building flying a flag to the left of the Residency is the French Mission.

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233 x 165 mm. A view showing the decorative wrought-iron gates of the British Residency.

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274 x 201 mm. A view looking over the recently laid out gardens towards the Residency building. A view probably taken shortly after the completion of the building in 1903. For a brief note on the Residency see Y30468C/35.

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216 x 149 mm. A view from the waterfront showing the British fleet at anchor in Zanzibar harbour with rowing boats and lighters moored in the foreground. Photograph probably by Gomes and Coutinho.

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94 x 78 mm. A view showing two white-uniformed figures descending the steps outside the front entrance of the Beit el Ajaib (see Y30468/1). The figure on the right is possibly Basil Shillito Cave, British Agent and Consul-General at Zanzibar from 1904-1909.

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213 x 151 mm. A view showing Basil Cave dismounting from a carriage at the front entrance to the Residency with a guard of honour at attention on the drive. The date and occasion is unidentified. See also plate Y30468C/37.

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230 x 167 mm. A view showing a white-uniformed figure, probably Basil Cave the Consul-General, stepping into a carriage outside the front entrance of the British Residency. A guard of honour lines the drive at the left of the print. A similar view to Y30468C/4 and probably taken on the same unidentified occasion.

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205 x 155 mm.

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215 x 165 mm.

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Mainly 210 x 160 mm. Images of local architecture, including many detailed views of ornate carved doorways.

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This was published in ‘Anzania’ XV (1980), 121-32 and the file includes an offprint.

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160 x 210 mm.

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210 x 160 mm.

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210 x 160 mm. Some of the clove buds have blossomed.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Canoes for the large fishing industry of Zanzibar are all constructed from the hollowed trunk of the mango tree. In this illustration the canoe builder is shaping the outer hull with an adze.'

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200 x 165 mm.

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200 x 165 mm.