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Shinyanga (region)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

A typical homestead, Lake Province, 1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/4/19
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. Showing a thatched building with two enclosures and a small construction enclosed by a ring of branches. The caption continues: '... near Shinyanga in the semi-arid country of Tanganyika where cattle are at least as important as crop sowing. The central 'boma' of thorns is for the protection of cattle at night.'

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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Daniels and Clarke who entertained us at Kahama, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/334
Scope and Contents

Showing the two men sitting on the running-board of the car. Taken in Tanzania, en route for Ruanda-Urundi.

Dates: 1934
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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Working it off next day, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/335
Scope and Contents

Showing Powell's car stuck in the mud after leaving Kahama. Several people are attempting to dig the vehicle out.

Dates: 1934
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).