Pwani (region)
Found in 470 Collections and/or Records:
Cloves, 1930 - 1950
120 x 165 mm. There is a Dorien Leigh Limited 'Photograph on loan' stamp on the reverse.
Cloves, 1933 - 1948
160 x 120 mm. The two captions on the reverse read: 'After the buds are all separated from the stems the produce of each picker is measured and he receives wages accordingly to the amount of his work.' and: ' The brass measure employed is called a 'Pishi' - a full pish of green clvoe buds weighs about four pounds.' Photograph stamped on the reverse (twice) with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
Cloves drying on a 'Sakafu', Zanzibar 1933-48, 1933 - 1948
165 x 105 mm.
Cloves drying on mats and also on a large concrete drying floor, 1933 - 1948
215 x 165 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
Cloves drying on mats and also on a large concrete drying floor, 1933 - 1948
215 x 165 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
Cloves drying on mats and also on a large concrete drying floor, 1933 - 1948
205 x 165 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'Photograph on loan. Dorien Leigh Ltd.'
Cloves export, 1933 - 1948
165 x 175 mm. The caption continues: ' When dry the cloves are brought to town for sale and export. For this latter purpose they are packed in large bags made from the fibre of the date palm. The man in this picture stencils ports of destination in all parts of the world almost every week.' The cloves in this image are destined for London.
[Cloves export to London), 1933 - 1948
160 x 215 mm. The man in the picture is stencilling 'London' as the port of destination for this batch of cloves.
[Cloves market and Beit el Ajaib], 1920 - 1927
62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Cloves market and Govt offices. Ordinary trolley used for all produce'.
Cloves ready for shipment outside Smith Mackenzie's office, 1920 - 1927
102 x 60 mm. A view showing sacks of cloves stacked next to rowing boats on Zanzibar beach, with Smith Mackenzie's offices (formerly the English Consulate) in the background.
Cloves spread out to dry, 1933 - 1948
160 x 120 mm. Photograph stamped on the reverse with 'From Photo-Union Studio house, 8, Berwick Street, London W.1.'
Coastal dhows in Zanzibar harbour, 1933 - 1947
165 x 215 mm.
[Coconut farming], 1933 - 1948
From 90 x 80 mm to 210 x 155mm. Images showing the growing, picking, husking, drying and baling of coconuts.
Coconut palms on the Makunduchi road, 1930 - 1950
160 x 190 mm.
Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) - The tree in the foreground is a dwarf variety, 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
[Coffee shop], 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. Showing two people stood outside a white thatched building which has 'Welcom Munticalo Clob' crudely written on the wall.
Comorian sage, 1930 - 1964
160 x 210 mm.
Copra being stacked on beach for shipment, 1920 - 1927
102 x 60 mm.
[Copra drying yard], 1920 - 1927
49 x 102 mm. A view showing an African at work among piles of coconuts in a drying yard. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Another yard'.
[Country scene, Zanzibar], 1880 - 1889
195 x 144 mm. Showing a group of Swahili, the women with water pots balanced on their heads, posed in a field against a background of trees.
[Crafts], 1930 - 1950
Showing men and women making pots, string, fish traps and building fences and boats.
[Crop under shelter], 1933 - 1948
215 x 155 mm.
[Cultivation], 1933 - 1948
Mainly 210 x 160 mm and 160 x 115 mm. Showing plot clearing, cultivated land, compost and ditch making, and general views of crops growing and being transported by donkey.
Customs House [and Beit el Ajaib], 1920 - 1927
77 x 135 mm. A view looking east along a road showing the Customs House and the Beit el Ajaib. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Customs House on left'.
Dehusking rice with wooden pestle and mortar - east coast of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.