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165 x 215 mm. The man in the picture is stencilling 'London' as the port of destination for this batch of cloves.

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145 x 170 mm. The man in the picture is stencilling 'London' as the port of destination for this batch of cloves. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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Showing general recreation activities, including those in celebration of the Sultan's Silver Jubilee 1936/7 (an Arab sword dance, a boat race, other painted dancers), boys with toy boats/cars, men playing 'Bao' (the African equivalent of chess) and cards, and a snake charmer in Pemba Island.

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59 x 102 mm. A view showing two of Chandler's servants wearing white djellabahs and fezzes. Rawazan stands to the left of Sefu.

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Showing general recreation activities, including those in celebration of the Sultan's Silver Jubilee 1936/7 (an Arab sword dance, a boat race, other painted dancers), boys with toy boats/cars, men playing 'Bao' (the African equivalent of chess) and cards, and a snake charmer in Pemba Island.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'During their annual visit to East Africa most of the Arabian dhows refit at Zanzibar. Some idea of the size of the large vessels can be gauged from this picture.'

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115 x 115 mm.

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62 x 40 mm. A view of Mnazi Mmoja Road.

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201 x 150 mm. A view showing the ruined palace buildings with pillars and a stone pool in the foreground. The palace, which is situated about three miles north of Zanzibar Town, was built by Seyyid Barghash between 1880 and 1882 for the use of his harem but was accidentally destroyred by fire in 1899.

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160 x 210 mm.

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240 x 187 mm. A view showing a group of Swahili pickers seated on rush mats around apile of cloves. After the cloves have been separated from the stems they are placed on mats to dry in the sun (see next plate).

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144 x 194 mm. A full length portrait of Seyyid Ali bin Said, seated on a throne against a backdrop of a carpet. Seyyid Ali bin Said, the last of the sons of Seyyid Said to sit on the Zanzibar throne, was Sultan from 1890-1893. The British Pretectorate over Zanzibar and Pemba was declared at the beginning of his reign.

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122 x 183 mm. A full length portrait of Seyyid Hamed bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar 1893 - 1896, seated on a throne.

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160 x 210 mm.

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103 x 59 mm. A view showing sacks of copra being stacked on Zanzibar beach before loading for shipment. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'MA and Co's shipment being stacked on beach preparatory to loading in lighter'.

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272 x 207 mm. Showing a large crowd of gaily dressed Swahili men and women gathered in the Mnazi Mmoja Recreation Park, Zanzibar, to celebrate the festival of Siku Kuu. The caption 'Sicucu natives feast' is written on the print itself, and is numbered '18'.

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130 x 130 mm. The caption continues: 'Watercraft of all kinds, gaily decorated, greet the Sultan on his return from Pemba.'

Scope and Contents 102 x 47 mm (both sections of stereo print). A view looking across the open market place towards dilapidated building, with enslaved persons seated in the right foreground. Grant's note beneath the print reads: 'Slave market-place, Zanzibar - very difficult to take - slaves and arabs keep running away leaving only a line of women slaves whose legs and a face or two may be observed - the women's entire dress is a blue cotton sheet or cloth tied tight under arms and extending as far as the...

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170 x 120 mm. There is a Dorien Leigh Limited 'Photograph on loan' stamp on the reverse.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Every cave in Zanzibar contains one or more 'Mzimu' or spirits who must be treated with great respect by those who use the cave, to fetch water etc. The picture shows offerings of one kind and another made to the spirit of a cave.'

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135 x 78 mm. A view showing an African at work splitting coconuts (out of focus), with piles of split coconuts in the foreground.

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155 x 200 mm.

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77 x 130 mm. Underexposed. A view looking along a narrow street in the west part of Zanzibar Town. The road leading to Chandler's house is marked by a cross. With a brief letter to his son Michael on the back of the print.

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Images of roadside stores selling fruit, pots, furniture and paints, and a man selling coffee from a portable canteen.

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59 x 102 mm. A view showing Sudi, a Swahili, wearing his Leslie and Anderson uniform and fez. His jacket is monogrammed L and A over the breast.