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Pwani (region)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 470 Collections and/or Records:

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Chumvi Island, 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/77
Scope and Contents

102 x 59 mm. A view showing a spit of land on Chumbe Island.

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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Chwaka Bay, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/12/17
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Clove bales at the export shed, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/35
Scope and Contents

125 x 115 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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Clove buds, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/4
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Clove buds and flowers, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/21
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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Clove buds on the tips of the branches of the clove tree, 1930 - 1950

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

165 x 180 mm. There is a Dorien Leigh Limited 'Photograph on loan' stamp on the reverse.

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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Clove buds ready for harvesting, 1930 - 1950

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

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.'

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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Clove buds ready for harvesting, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/47
Scope and Contents

145 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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Clove buds spread out to dry (1) In the foreground on palm leaf mats (2) In the background on a 'Sakafu', 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/2/7
Scope and Contents

160 x 100 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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Clove export, 1933 - 1948

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

Views of cloves ready for export, mostly harbour scenes.

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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Clove export, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/4
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Clove export, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/10
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Clove export, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/33
Scope and Contents

160 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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Clove export from the wharf, 1933 - 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/3/20
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 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-sub-class

[Clove farming], 1933 - 1948

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1
Scope and Contents

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.'

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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Clove harvest, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/10
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. Showing a man making a basket. The caption continues: 'An African clove picker starts the day's work by making himself a large basket, called a 'Pakacha', out of the fronds of a nearby palm tree.'

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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Clove harvest [Young girl picking cloves], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/44
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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Clove industry of Zanzibar, 1933 - 1948

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

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Marking matting bags for export. More than 10,000 tons of cloves are exported annually to all parts of the world.' These cloves are destined for London.

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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Clove inflorescences, 1930 - 1950

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

160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'These are borne at the ends of the branches and the clove of commerce is the dried unopened bud.'

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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[Clove plantation], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/7
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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[Clove plantation], 1930 - 1950

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

210 x 160 mm. Roadside clove trees.

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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[Clove plantation], 1930 - 1950

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

195 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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[Clove plantation], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/24
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. A road, or path, lines with clove trees.

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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Clove plantation, 1930 - 1950

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

210 x 160 mm. A road lined with clove trees.

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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Clove plantations, 1930 - 1950

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

200 x 150 mm. Men walking along a tree lined road. There is a truck some way behind them. The caption continues: 'The clove tree attains a height of thirty to forty feet in Zanzibar and considerably more in Pemba Island. Many of the roads pass through fine clove plantations and afford the visitor a very good view of the industry.'

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).