Zanzibar Island (island)
Found in 561 Collections and/or Records:
[Canoe building], 1930 - 1950
200 x 165 mm.
[Canoe building], 1930 - 1950
180 x 155 mm.
Card players, 1930 - 1950
65 x 65 mm.
[? Chandler outside Usagara House], 1920 - 1927
38 x 59 mm. A view showing a man, possibly Chandler, standing beside the Arab doorway of Usagara House.
[Children in the harbour], 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Abullah is an Arab of the Riami tribe. He is a pupil at one of the Government schools.'
Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Children in the village of Chwaka help their mother to pound the grain in a mortar for the day's meal.'
Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'At the well. Young Zanzibaris helping to replenish the family water supply.'
Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964
150 x 150 mm. The caption continues: 'At the celebration of Id-el-Fitr to mark the conclusion of the month of Ramadhan all children have new clothes. Abdullah is very proud of his beautiful new fez.'
Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964
160 x 215 mm. The caption continues: 'Simai Bin Hassan is a Hadimu boy from the east coast of Zanzibar where his father engages in fishing and agriculture.'
Christian women and children leaving the Cathedral of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'Although Christians many of these women do not discard their black veils worn by all Mohamedan women.'
Chwaka Bay, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'This bay on the east coast of Zanzibar is a centre for the fishing and mangrove industries. The sand, derived from coral, is almost white giving the most wonderful colours to the water when the tide comes in.'
Clove bales at the export shed, 1933 - 1948
125 x 115 mm.
Clove buds, 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'A bunch of cloves. This is the stage at which cloves are harvested. They are the flower buds of the clove tree just before bursting into blossom.' An 'On Loan' stamp has been printed on the reverse of the photograph by 'The Mansell Collection, London.'
Clove buds and flowers, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
Clove buds on the tips of the branches of the clove tree, 1930 - 1950
165 x 180 mm. There is a Dorien Leigh Limited 'Photograph on loan' stamp on the reverse.
Clove buds ready for harvesting, 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: "The buds must be gathered just before they open otherwise the 'head' of the clove which is the calyx and a mass of white stamens, is lost and a poor quality sample thus produced. At this stage the clove buds are a lovely light green tinged with pink. A few open flowers can be seen in the picture.'
Clove buds ready for harvesting, 1930 - 1950
145 x 110 mm.
Clove buds spread out to dry (1) In the foreground on palm leaf mats (2) In the background on a 'Sakafu', 1933 - 1948
160 x 100 mm.
Clove export, 1933 - 1948
Views of cloves ready for export, mostly harbour scenes.
Clove export, 1933 - 1948
190 x 150 mm. The caption continues: ' The cloves are packed in large bales for export to all parts of the world. The large ocean liners are unable to come alongside the wharf so the cloves are taken out by lighters to the ships which anchor in the harbour. (Part of the old city of Zanzibar) with it's large stone built Arab houses is seen in the background).' Three of these buildings are identified as: 'Customs Office, Sultan's Palace, Administration Building.'
Clove export, 1933 - 1948
205 x 155 mm. The caption continues: 'Bales of cloves being piled up on the wharf ready for transfer by lighter to the ocean-liners which lie out in the harbour.'
Clove export, 1933 - 1948
160 x 200 mm.
Clove export from the wharf, 1933 - 1948
160 x 210 mm.
[Clove farming], 1933 - 1948
Mainly 160 x 210 mm. Showing views of clove plantations, the harvesting and drying of cloves, and harbour scenes, ready for export. Some of the photographs have been stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'