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Zanzibar Island (island)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 561 Collections and/or Records:

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Group of Swahili children, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/29
Scope and Contents

201 x 152 mm. A view showing a group of Swahili children seated in a group in the street.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Hadimu Koran teacher, 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/1
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1964
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harji's car and chauffeur, 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/43
Scope and Contents

136 x 77 mm.

Dates: 1920 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harji's car at his shamba, Ambwani [Mbweni], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/42
Scope and Contents

103 x 59 mm. Unexposed. A view showing a chauffeur standing beside an open-topped sports car.

Dates: 1920 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harvested clove buds spread out to dry in the sun on palm fibre mats, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/2/16
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm.

Dates: 1933 - 1948
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harvesting bunches of cloves. Women usually pick from the ground and men climb the trees, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/33
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harvesting cloves, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1
Scope and Contents

Mostly 210 x 160 mm. Wilson provides detailed information about clove farming on the back of some of these photographs.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harvesting cloves, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/27
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'Cloves grow on the tips of the branches of the clove tree. The harvest on the lower branches is gathered by women and children whilst most of the climbing is done by men.'

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harvesting cloves in Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/36
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm .

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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H.H. The Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Sir Khalifa Bin Harub El Busaidi G.C.M.G., G.B.E., 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/14
Scope and Contents

165 x 215 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1964
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Hindus enjoying an evening game of cards near the waterfront of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/1
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[House next door to Chandler's], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/27
Scope and Contents

62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'House next to F.C's'.

Dates: 1920 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Huts in 'Ngambo' - a photo taken from the top of the wireless transmitting mast, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/18
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Ice chest, Usagara House], 1924 - 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/9
Scope and Contents

59 x 103 mm. A view showing the shanty hut which was the home of Chandler's servants and contained his ice chest. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'The ice chest is in this little shanty alongside the bungalow. The boys live in here and do their odd jobs during the day. Its wire netting not glass so looks like the old bird house in Finsbury Park'.

Dates: 1924 - 1931
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In the bazaar (A Bohora), 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/9/6
Scope and Contents

195 x 150 mm. The caption continues: 'This Indian shopkeeper surrounded by his wares patiently awaits his next customer.'

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In the streets of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/35
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Veiled women, turbaned Arabs, and Africans in long white 'Kanzus' mingle in the streets of Zanzibar.'

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Indian shop and Swahili purchasers, Zanzibar, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/24
Scope and Contents

202 x 151 mm. A view showing a Swahili woman and two men purchasing fruit from an Indian shop, with the shopkeeper and his son seated in the doorway.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Indians, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/23
Scope and Contents

201 x 150 mm. Showing two Indian farmers driving loaded bullock carts along a country road.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Kizimkaze - [A Zanzibar fish trap maker], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/33
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

[Landscapes], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/12
Scope and Contents

General views of the landscape, including the Makunduchi caves, the famous ‘pink terraces’ of Zanzibar, sea views, trees and wildlife (deer, stork and lizard), plus one newspaper cutting of 'Mangapwani: one of the many beautiful beaches in Zanzibar.' Only captioned images are listed here.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Late Sultan's Summer Palace, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/74
Scope and Contents

43 x 72 mm. A view looking along a drive towards the domed palace buildings. Exact location unidentified, but not the Chukwani Palace and possibly miscaptioned. Mr Wigglesworth on reverse in pencil.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Law Courts and Victoria Gardens], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/32
Scope and Contents

62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Law Courts on right and (? illegible word) garden'.

Dates: 1920 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Law Courts, Zanzibar, 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/13
Scope and Contents

102 x 60 mm. A view from the junction of Yuca Road and Main Street looking towards the domed and crenellated Law Court building designed in the Saracenic style by J.H. Sinclair who also designed the British Residency.

Dates: 1920 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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['Learning to be a sailor'], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/8
Scope and Contents

215 x 280 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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['Learning to be a sailor'], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/9
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).