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210 x 160 mm.

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150 x 120 mm.

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120 x 120 mm.

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210 x 160 mm.

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160 x 210 mm.

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Various views of Arabian and Muscat dhows, at sea or in the harbour.

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205 x 160 mm.

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160 x 105 mm.

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Scenes showing people (mostly women) fetching and carrying water and preparing grain. Only eight of the twenty-seven images (those which are captioned), are described below.

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230 x 105 mm.

Scope and Contents Views mostly of cloves being laid out to dry. Wilson provides information about clove farming on the back of some of these photographs: "Young helpers at clove harvest. Women and children all help in the urgent business of clove harvest. Here are some children sitting on the concrete drying floor separating cloves from stems.""Clove pickers sitting beside a large concrete drying floor ('Sakafu') where the clove buds are spread out to dry in the sun. In good...

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215 x 155 mm. The caption continues: ‘The cloves are spread out thinly on concrete floors or on mats in the sun. Under good weather conditions they are dry in four or five days. They turn from a pink green colour to the familiar dark brown.' Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'On loan' by both Dorien Leigh Ltd.' and also 'The Mansell Collection.'

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

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205 x 155 mm.

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210 x 160 mm.

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165 x 120 mm. The caption continues: 'Clove pickers sitting beside a large concrete drying floor ('Sakafu') where the clove buds are spread out to dry in the sun. In good sunny weather this may be achieved in four days. In cloudy or rainy weather it will take longer and the uality may be affected.' Photograph stamped on the reverse (twice) with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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135 x 78 mm. A view showing copra drying on the flat roof of a house. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'More copra can be seen drying in background on the roofs'.

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135 x 78 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Drying on the flat roof of HB's house. Tarpaulin at sides drawn over at night or in rains'.

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135 x 78 mm.

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135 x 78 mm. A view showing copra drying in the sun in front of a corrugated-iron warehouse. In the foreground Leitch is taking a photograph. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'More drying'.

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135 x 78 mm. Chandler having his photograph taken among the drying copra. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Zanzibar copra King. Je ne pense pas. This is on the roof of HB's house'.

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59 x 103 mm. Very blurred. A view showing an African standing among drying copra.

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103 x 59 mm. A view showing copra spread out to dry on the enclosed courtyard on the roof of HB's house. HB remains unidentified.

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Images of child and adult education and an African medicine man at work.

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160 x 105 mm. The caption continues: 'A very popular use for empty petrol tins is for 'thatching' the roofs of native type houses. The roof is put on with considerable skill.'