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Pwani (region)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 470 Collections and/or Records:

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Loading bales of cloves for export, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/25
Scope and Contents

150 x 125 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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Loading cloves at Zanzibar, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/9
Scope and Contents

165 x 210 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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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Loading cloves at Zanzibar, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/15
Scope and Contents

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

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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[Loading cloves onto a lighter], 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/19
Scope and Contents

155 x 200 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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Main entrance, Usagara House, 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/7
Scope and Contents

61 x 102 mm. View showing the carved Arab doorway of Chandler's house in Zanzibar.

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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Main Street, Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/13
Scope and Contents

160 x 220 mm. The caption continues: 'A part of the main street of Zanzibar where, in many places, it is not possible for two cars to pass each other.'

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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Making an outrigger canoe, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/17
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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Making palm leaf baskets (in which most produce is transported to town), 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/9
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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Malinoi - Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'A photograph of the place where hostilities must have started. The street and square adjoin the offices of the produce Inspector. The picture shows some of the Arab houses which surround the square and local shops protecting their wares from the afternoon sun.'

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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[Man picking cloves], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/40
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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[Man stood on frame, harvesting cloves], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/34
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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[Man using a donkey to transport bales of produce], 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/34
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. Presumably cloves.

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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Manga Arab copra maker, 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/2
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'This type of Arab very largely carries on business as a small roadside or plantation shopkeeper. In many cases this business is run in conjunction with that of copra drying.'

Dates: 1952 - 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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Manga Arabs passing our verandah, 1936-12-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/31
Scope and Contents

60 x 60 mm.

Dates: 1936-12-29
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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'Mangapwani: one of the many beautiful beaches in Zanzibar.', 1930 - 1950

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

135 x 135 mm. Newspaper cutting. The caption continues: This beach was once the haunt of slave raiders. It's name means "The beach of the Arabs." There are two stories on the reverse of the cutting, which are: 'British children oversea [sic], Bill to appoint legal guardians' and 'Self-help among newspapers, Publication in spite of air raids.'

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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Mecca pilgrim, 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/38
Scope and Contents

150 x 205 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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[Men in loincloths], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/19
Scope and Contents

105 x 155 mm. Wrestlers perhaps.

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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[Military parade outside the Beit-el-Ajeib, Zanzibar], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305D/101
Scope and Contents

140 x 193 mm. A view looking eastwards along the road leading to the Beit-el-Ajeib, with columns of soldiers marching along the street from the palace towards the photographer.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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Miombo woodland, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/12/14
Scope and Contents

115 x 110 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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Missionary Compound, Zanzibar, 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/29
Scope and Contents

62 x 40 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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[Moving copra], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/56
Scope and Contents

102 x 60 mm. A view showing sacks of copra stacked on a cart standing in a Zanzibar square. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Shipment MA and Co 'Grantully Castle' brought to shore in manhandled carts. Porter lifting sack to carry to beach. Alli and Abdulrasal office in background'.

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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Mr Habib Haji - A Baluchi transport contractor, 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/3
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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Muscat Arabs in procession, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/33
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).
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Muscat dhow in Zanzibar, 1933 - 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/4/4
Scope and Contents

205 x 160 mm.

Dates: 1933 - 1947
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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[Muscat dhow in Zanzibar], 1933 - 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/4/5
Scope and Contents

115 x 120 mm.

Dates: 1933 - 1947
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).