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105 x 81 mm. A view showing a dhow, surrounded by smaller boats, being pulled to her moorings by Swahilis standing in the shallow water.

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160 x 210 mm.

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Various views of Arabian and Muscat dhows, at sea or in the harbour.

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205 x 160 mm.

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160 x 105 mm.

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201 x 149 mm. A view showing a crowded waterside scene at Zanzibar with rows of dhows moored in the foreground.

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125 x 116 mm. The caption on the reverse reads 'Miss Lomas who is in charge of the pupil-teacher training, gives a practical geography lesson to the pupil-teachers of Dole. The lesson takes place on the highest point on the island near the school. This is one example of the new educational outlook practised in Dole Rural School'.

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Scenes showing people (mostly women) fetching and carrying water and preparing grain. Only eight of the twenty-seven images (those which are captioned), are described below.

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202 x 150 mm. A view showing three Arabs with their loaded donkeys on a country road. The Mshihiri Arabs come from the Hadhramaut on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

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72 x 98 mm. Indistinct view of a carved Arab doorway.

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230 x 105 mm.

Scope and Contents Views mostly of cloves being laid out to dry. Wilson provides information about clove farming on the back of some of these photographs: "Young helpers at clove harvest. Women and children all help in the urgent business of clove harvest. Here are some children sitting on the concrete drying floor separating cloves from stems.""Clove pickers sitting beside a large concrete drying floor ('Sakafu') where the clove buds are spread out to dry in the sun. In good...

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215 x 155 mm. The caption continues: ‘The cloves are spread out thinly on concrete floors or on mats in the sun. Under good weather conditions they are dry in four or five days. They turn from a pink green colour to the familiar dark brown.' Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'On loan' by both Dorien Leigh Ltd.' and also 'The Mansell Collection.'

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215 x 165 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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205 x 155 mm.

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210 x 160 mm.

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165 x 120 mm. The caption continues: 'Clove pickers sitting beside a large concrete drying floor ('Sakafu') where the clove buds are spread out to dry in the sun. In good sunny weather this may be achieved in four days. In cloudy or rainy weather it will take longer and the uality may be affected.' Photograph stamped on the reverse (twice) with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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135 x 78 mm. A view showing copra drying in the sun in front of a corrugated-iron warehouse. In the foreground Leitch is taking a photograph. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'More drying'.

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135 x 78 mm. Chandler having his photograph taken among the drying copra. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Zanzibar copra King. Je ne pense pas. This is on the roof of HB's house'.

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59 x 103 mm. Very blurred. A view showing an African standing among drying copra.

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135 x 78 mm. A view showing copra drying on the flat roof of a house. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'More copra can be seen drying in background on the roofs'.

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135 x 78 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Drying on the flat roof of HB's house. Tarpaulin at sides drawn over at night or in rains'.

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135 x 78 mm.

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103 x 59 mm. A view showing copra spread out to dry on the enclosed courtyard on the roof of HB's house. HB remains unidentified.

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Images of child and adult education and an African medicine man at work.