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210 x 160 mm.

Scope and Contents 1160 x 72 mm. A 360 degree panoramic view of Zanzibar Town composed of 12 joined prints. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Circular view of Zanzibar taken from flagmast on Usagara House. Roof of bungalow in foreground'. Chandler's house, Usagara House, appears to have been situated at the western end of town behind Main Street. The prominent features in the panorama are the clock-tower of the Beit el Ajaib (section one), the spires of the Roman Catholic Cathedral (section...

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269 x 210 mm. A view looking down on a group of Swahili parading through Zanzibar in front of a military procession. With thatched huts at the right and the sea beyond.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'The petrol tin or 'Debi' as it is called has a hundred other uses in Africa from roofing houses to transport of water, dates, coconut oil and many other commodities.'

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210 x 160 mm.

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160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'The cloves are borne on the ends of the branches all up the sides of the clove tree. The bunches of cloves are picked and collected in palm leaf baskets.' Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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160 x 210 mm.

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90 x 140 mm. Postcard.

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

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194 x 144 mm. Showing a large group of plantation workers, or possibly road building teams, posed on the slope in front of a shed and a house raised on stilts.

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Mainly head and shoulder portraits of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, Arab Sheikhs, Zanzibar farmers and fishermen, and children (two in Pemba Island). Only those captioned are listed here.

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136 x 78 mm. A view showing the colonnaded exterior of the Post Office in Main Street, built in 1906 on the site of the original Royal Stables.

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210 x 160 mm. Showing many pots grouped outside thatched huts.

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103 x 58 mm. A view showing an African, seated beneath a makeshift corrugated-iron sunshade, removing the shells from the coconut kernals.

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135 x 78 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Anolther yard'.

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165 x 215 mm. The man in the picture is stencilling 'London' as the port of destination for this batch of cloves. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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165 x 215 mm. The man in the picture is stencilling 'London' as the port of destination for this batch of cloves.

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145 x 170 mm. The man in the picture is stencilling 'London' as the port of destination for this batch of cloves. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'

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Showing general recreation activities, including those in celebration of the Sultan's Silver Jubilee 1936/7 (an Arab sword dance, a boat race, other painted dancers), boys with toy boats/cars, men playing 'Bao' (the African equivalent of chess) and cards, and a snake charmer in Pemba Island.

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59 x 102 mm. A view showing two of Chandler's servants wearing white djellabahs and fezzes. Rawazan stands to the left of Sefu.

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Showing general recreation activities, including those in celebration of the Sultan's Silver Jubilee 1936/7 (an Arab sword dance, a boat race, other painted dancers), boys with toy boats/cars, men playing 'Bao' (the African equivalent of chess) and cards, and a snake charmer in Pemba Island.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'During their annual visit to East Africa most of the Arabian dhows refit at Zanzibar. Some idea of the size of the large vessels can be gauged from this picture.'

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115 x 115 mm.

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62 x 40 mm. A view of Mnazi Mmoja Road.

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160 x 210 mm.