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Pwani (region)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 470 Collections and/or Records:

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[Boat building], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/18
Scope and Contents

115 x 120 mm. Showing the framework of a small boat.

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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Boys at play, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/14
Scope and Contents

130 x 115 mm. The caption continues: Small boys display a remarkable aptitude for the manufacture of toy models. In the picture is a model bus made almost entirely from strips of fibre from the raffia palm. The smallest details are often accurately copied.'

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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Branch of clove tree, 1930 - 1950

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

170 x 120 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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British Consulate, beach and native shipping of Zanzibar, 1860-08-17 - 1860-09-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047C/5
Scope and Contents

137 x 64 mm (both sections of stereo print). Showing the old British Consulate and the waterfront at Zanzibar, with dhows anchored in the harbour beyond.

Dates: 1860-08-17 - 1860-09-25
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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[Buds being separated from stems], 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/2/15
Scope and Contents

205 x 155 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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[Buds being separated from stems], 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/2/22
Scope and Contents

215 x 165 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).
 Sub-Series

[Buildings and doorways], 1933 - 1947

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/7
Scope and Contents

Mainly 210 x 160 mm. Images of local architecture, including many detailed views of ornate carved doorways.

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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Bunches of clove buds ready for harvest, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/5
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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[Bunches of clove buds ready for harvest], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/6
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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[Bunches of clove buds ready for harvest], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/11
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. Some of the clove buds have blossomed.

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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Bungalow at Ambwani [Mbweni], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/39
Scope and Contents

102 x 60 mm. A view showing a stone house at Mbweni, not in fact a bungalow. The house has a balcony on the first floor.

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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Canoe building, 1930 - 1950

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

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Canoes for the large fishing industry of Zanzibar are all constructed from the hollowed trunk of the mango tree. In this illustration the canoe builder is shaping the outer hull with an adze.'

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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[Canoe building], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/20
Scope and Contents

200 x 165 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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[Canoe building], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/21
Scope and Contents

200 x 165 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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[Canoe building], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/22
Scope and Contents

200 x 165 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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[Canoe building], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/24
Scope and Contents

180 x 155 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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Card players, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/2
Scope and Contents

65 x 65 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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[? Chandler outside Usagara House], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/8
Scope and Contents

38 x 59 mm. A view showing a man, possibly Chandler, standing beside the Arab doorway of Usagara House.

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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[Children in the harbour], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/10
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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Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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

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.'

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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Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/2/20
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'At the well. Young Zanzibaris helping to replenish the family water supply.'

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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Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/31
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/32
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Children of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/11/40
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Christian women and children leaving the Cathedral of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/63A
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'Although Christians many of these women do not discard their black veils worn by all Mohamedan women.'

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).