Zambezi (river)
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Newscuttings on East Africa
Part of Zambesi River above Falls, showing islands and spray rising , 1903 - 1904
A view taken either from the northern bank or from an island in midstream and showing clouds of spray rising beyond the lip of the Falls.
Part of Zambesi River above Falls showing some of the Islands, 1903 - 1904
A view from the southern bank of the Zambezi looking towards the lip of the Falls with a string of wooded islands just before the drop.
Publications, 1891 - 1953
Railway bridge showing hotel buildings in background, 1925
202 x 151 mm. A view looking towards the Zambezi bridge over which a train is passing, with the buildings of the Victoria Falls Hotel visible in the distance through the arch of the bridge.
Small section of Victoria Falls , 1903 - 1904
A view from downstream looking back towards the main section of the Falls.
Small section of Victoria Falls , 1903 - 1904
A view from the Rhodesian bank of the Zambesi looking back towards a section of the Falls.
South African watercolours, 1933
Forty-two prints of watercolours, 8½'' x 6½'', relating mainly to the Zambesi expedition of 1861-1865, including some captions and pencil notes.
The Livingstone Expedition at the Kongone, Zambezi Delta, December, 1859. From a sketch by T. Baines, 1860
A photographic copy of a painting by Thomas Baines showing the camp at Kongone, with the steam launch ‘Ma Robert’ laid up on the beach for repairs and the pinnace ‘Hermes’ nearby.
The Motor boat Diana on which we went up the river, moored at Kandahar, 1928-07-08
Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.
The Zambesi River above the Falls. Taken from the motor boat, 1928-07-08
Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.
The Zambezi Gorge, 1930
122 x 75 mm.
'Thomas Baines on the Zambesi [Zambezi]'
A description of Thomas Baines' Zambesi expeditions with inserted photographs and illustrations. The chapters are headed 'Kings' Lynn, 1820-1842', 'On the Lower Zambesi, 1858-1859', 'The Middle Zambesi, 1861-1863', 'A court of enquiry into the dismissal of Baines', 'The defence of Baines at Cape of Good Hope', 'Conclusions' and 'Appendices'.
Tourist launch in the Zambesi, 1959 - 1967
Showing tourists boarding a small launch on the Zambezi for a trip to the Victoria Falls.
Valley of Nalinganga, tributary of Zambezi, 1945
Victoria Falls Bridge from foot of Palm Kloof, 1910 - 1911
73 x 51 mm. A view from the Zambesi [i.e Zambezi] River gorge looking up towards the railway bridge completed in 1905.
Victoria Falls, the Cascade, 1900 - 1910
143 x 196 mm. Showing the upper portion of the cascade.
Victoria Falls, the railway bridge over the Zambesi River, 1900 - 1910
112 x 89 mm. A view looking along the bridge, with a train halted midway and passengers looking over the parapet to the river below.
Victoria Falls, Zambesi from Livingstone Island, 1900 - 1910
279 x 88 mm. A view looking along the top of the falls from Livingstone Island.
Women on the Zambesi, 1975
Part of a proposed editorial introduction to David Livingstone's Zambesi journal, 1861-1863. There is a covering letter to D.H. Simpson, 11 June 1975.
Woodland scenery near the Zambesi, 1880
A printed book illustrated by photographic prints. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The book resulted from a journey from Cape Town via Kimberley and the Transvaal to the Victoria Falls and back to Port Elizabeth.
Zambesi Bridge from Palm Kloof, 1910 - 1911
73 x 51 mm. A similar view of the bridge to the preceding plate but taken from a greater distance and higher elevation.
Zambesi River Bridge and Profile Point, 1925
202 x 151 mm. A view showing the Zambezi at the point where it is divided at Profile Point with the bridge straddling the left hand fork.
Zambesi River, Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], 1925
152 x 101 mm. A view looking along the river. Exact location unidentified.