| Title |
Zanzibar (Chandler Collection) |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3047B |
| Creator |
Chandler, Francis Philip, fl 1920-1927 |
| Covering Dates |
1920–1927 |
| Extent and Medium |
96 images in 1 file |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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The photographs were taken or collected by Francis Philip Chandler. Chandler was a junior partner in the firm of Leslie and Anderson, Ltd.. The company were east African produce merchants dealing mainly with coffee, copra and cloves.
A collection of separate photographs and a panorama. The photographs date from Chandler's residence in east Africa, and are chiefly of Zanzibar Island, but 60-73 and 83-87 are of Dar es Salaam, 75 is probably of England, 88-89 are of South Africa and 90-96 are of the Victoria Falls.
Presented by Michael J. Chandler, son of Francis Philip Chandler, in 1971.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Zanzibar (Chandler Collection), Y3047B |
| Further information |
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A letter from Michael J. Chandler concerning the images is filed with the photographs.
Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 128.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Europe |
| South Africa |
| Tanzania |
| United Kingdom |
| Victoria Falls |
| Chandler, Francis Philip (fl 1920-1927) |
| RCS/Y3047B contains: |
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1
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[Panorama of Zanzibar Town]. 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 two), the spire of the Anglican Cathedral (section three), the wireless station aerial (section four), the Mnazi Mmoja Recreation Park (wooded area at the junction of sections four and five), and the Museum (white dome at junction of sections five and six).
Good condition.. |
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2
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[Flagmast on Usagara House]. 59 x 103 mm. A view showing the wooden flagmast and platform on top of Chandler's house. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'The flag mast alongside bungalow - (eves on left) from which the circular view was taken'.
Good condition.. |
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3
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[Street leading to Usagara House]. 77 x 130 mm. Underexposed. A view looking along a narrow street in the west part of Zanzibar Town. The road leading to Chandler's house is marked by a cross. With a brief letter to his son Michael on the back of the print.
Poor condition.. |
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4
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[Zanzibar Street]. 77 x 131 mm. Underexposed. A view looking along a narrow, unidentified Zanzibar street. The building at the right, with a heart-shaped sign over the door, is the Africa Hotel. With a brief letter to his son Michael on the back of the print.
Poor condition.. |
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5
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My front door. 77 x 136 mm. View showing the carved Arab doorway of Chandler's house, Usagara House, in Zanzibar. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'The nasty patch is where (? illegible word) board hangs but I took it down for the purposes of this act'.
Fair condition.. |
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6
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[Front door, Usagara House]. 77 x 136 mm. A dark view showing the carved Arab doorway of Chandler's house in Zanzibar. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'One effort at the front door'.
Fair condition.. |
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7
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Main entrance, Usagara House. 61 x 102 mm. View showing the carved Arab doorway of Chandler's house in Zanzibar.
Fair condition.. |
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8
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[? Chandler outside Usagara House]. 38 x 59 mm. A view showing a man, possibly Chandler, standing beside the Arab doorway of Usagara House.
Good condition.. |
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9
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[Ice chest, Usagara House]. 59 x 103 mm. A view showing the shanty hut which was the home of Chandler's servants and contained his ice chest. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'The ice chest is in this little shanty alongside the bungalow. The boys live in here and do their odd jobs during the day. Its wire netting not glass so looks like the old bird house in Finsbury Park'.
Good condition.. |
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10
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View from sitting room door. 102 x 59 mm. A view from Chandler's house, Usagara House, looking towards the twin spires of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'View from sitting room door (also from bedroom and dining room doors!) The spires are those of the R C Church'.
Good condition.. |
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11
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Customs House [and Beit el Ajaib]. 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'.
Good condition.. |
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12
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National Bank of India, Zanzibar. 60 x 101 mm. A view showing the premises of the National Bank of India at the south-western corner of Main Street. The bank moved into these specially built premises in 1905.
Good condition.. |
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13
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Law Courts, Zanzibar. 102 x 60 mm. A view from the junction of Yuca Road and Main Street looking towards the domed and crenellated Law Court building designed in the Saracenic style by J.H. Sinclair who also designed the British Residency.
Good condition.. |
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14
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A(nother) view of the mosque. 102 x 59 mm. A view showing the white walls and square tower of an unidentified mosque.
Good condition.. |
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15
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The Premises of Leslie and Anderson Ltd. in Zanzibar. 73 x 51 mm. An exterior view of the Leslie and Anderson warehouse in Zanzibar. Exact location unknown, but probably situated near the northern waterfront.
Fair condition, but some overall yellowing.. |
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16
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Sudi, office boy. 59 x 102 mm. A view showing Sudi, a Swahili, wearing his Leslie and Anderson uniform and fez. His jacket is monogrammed L and A over the breast.
Good condition.. |
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17
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Omari, rickshaw boy. 59 x 102 mm. A view showing Omari. His jacket is monogrammed L and A over the breast.
Good condition.. |
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18
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Rawazan (the latter), personal boy. Sefu, house boy. 59 x 102 mm. A view showing two of Chandler's servants wearing white djellabahs and fezzes. Rawazan stands to the left of Sefu.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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19
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[Unidentified Arab]. 59 x 102 mm. A view showing an unidentified Arab, probably a servant or employee of Chandler's, standing outside his house.
Fair condition.. |
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20
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[Zanzibar Harbour from Usagara House]. 102 x 60 mm. A view from Chandler's house, looking over the roof tops towards the harbour. The island on the horizon is probably Bawe Island.
Good condition.. |
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21
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Government Office, Beit-El-jaib [i.e. Beit el Ajaib]. 103 x 59 mm. A view showing the Beit el Ajaib from the waterfront.
Good condition.. |
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22
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[Post Office, Zanzibar]. 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.
Good condition.. |
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23
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Typical Street in Zanzibar. 62 x 40 mm.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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24
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Road to Sports Club. 62 x 40 mm. A view of Mnazi Mmoja Road.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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25
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[View of Roman Catholic Cathedral from Usagara House]. 62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'View from Chandler's house top. Cathedral spires'.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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26
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Entrance to cloves market. 62 x 40 mm.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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27
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[House next door to Chandler's]. 62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'House next to F.C's'.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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28
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[View of harbour from Usagara House]. 62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'View of Harbour from F.C.'s House'.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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29
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Missionary Compound, Zanzibar. 62 x 40 mm.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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30
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[Cloves market and Beit el Ajaib]. 62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Cloves market and Govt offices. Ordinary trolley used for all produce'.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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31
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[Beit el Ajaib]. 62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Old Sultan's palace now Govt Offices'.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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32
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[Law Courts and Victoria Gardens]. 62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Law Courts on right and (? illegible word) garden'.
Fair condition, with some overall yellowing and slight fading.. |
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33
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[After-effects of a storm, Zanzibar, 28.3.1923]. 240 x 188 mm. A view from the harbour wharf showing crowds of Swahili labourers working among the chaos of overturned lighters and other craft washed onto the shore during a storm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Even the floating copra in the right foreground was salved'. The harbour wall can be seen in the background with the Beit el Ajait and the Sultan's Palace at the right of the print.
Good condition, apart from a few bends in print.. |
28 Mar. 1923 |
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34
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[After-effects of a storm, Zanzibar, 28.3.1923]. 207 x 152 mm. A view from the harbour wharf showing crowds of Swahili labourers working among the chaos of overturned lighters and other craft washed onto the shore during a storm.
Good condition, apart from a few bends in the print.. |
28 Mar. 1923 |
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35
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[Warehouse of Leslie and Anderson, Ltd., Zanzibar]. 239 x 185 mm. A view showing a group of European, Arab and Swahili employees in Leslie and Anderson warehouse with Chandler (in a white suit and carrying a pith helmet) standing third from the right. In the foreground sacks of copra stand on a large pair of scales.
Good condition, apart from a few bends in print.. |
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36
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[Arab doorway, Usagara House]. 108 x 158 mm. Mounted on card. A view showing a Swahili servant sitting on the steps in front of the carved Arab doorway of Chandler's house in Zanzibar.
Fair condition, some overall yellowing.. |
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37
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View from verandah of bungalow at Ambwani [Mbweni]. 102 x 60 mm. A view looking over the palm trees towards a curving beach. Mbweni lies about three miles south of Zanzibar Town and formerly housed a Mission community.
Good condition.. |
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38
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Native huts at Ambwani [Mbweni]. 59 x 101 mm. A blurred print showing a row of thatched native houses on the road side. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'I moved the camera'.
Good condition.. |
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39
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Bungalow at Ambwani [Mbweni]. 102 x 60 mm. A view showing a stone house at Mbweni, not in fact a bungalow. The house has a balcony on the first floor.
Good condition.. |
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40
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Another of the buildings at Ambwani [Mbweni]. 102 x 60 mm. A view showing the front façade and entrance stairway of the large house at Mbweni established by Miss C.D.M. Thackeray of the U.M.C.A. as a home (housing 70) for freed slave girls training to be mission teachers.
Good condition.. |
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41
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[? Beach at Mbweni]. 61 x 102 mm. A view looking along a beach where an African nurse is playing with a European child.
Good condition.. |
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42
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Harji's car at his shamba, Ambwani [Mbweni]. 103 x 59 mm. Unexposed. A view showing a chauffeur standing beside an open-topped sports car.
Poor condition.. |
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43
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Harji's car and chauffeur. 136 x 77 mm.
Good condition.. |
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44
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Leitch photographing me. 59 x 103 mm. A view showing Leitch (presumably a colleague of Chandler's) pointing a camera. In the foreground are spread out piles of drying copra.
Good condition.. |
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45
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[Drying copra]. 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'.
Good condition.. |
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46
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[Drying copra]. 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'.
Good condition.. |
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47
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[Drying copra]. 59 x 103 mm. Very blurred. A view showing an African standing among drying copra.
Fair condition.. |
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48
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Drying copra on the roof of HB's house. 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.
Good condition.. |
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49
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Splitting nuts. 135 x 78 mm. A view showing an African at work splitting coconuts (out of focus), with piles of split coconuts in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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50
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Preparing nuts in one of the yards. 103 x 58 mm. A view showing an African, seated beneath a makeshift corrugated-iron sunshade, removing the shells from the coconut kernals.
Good condition.. |
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51
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[Preparing nuts in one of the yards]. 135 x 78 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Anolther yard'.
Good condition.. |
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52
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[Copra drying yard]. 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'.
Good condition.. |
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53
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[Drying copra]. 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'.
Good condition.. |
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54
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[Drying copra]. 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'.
Good condition.. |
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55
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[Drying copra]. 135 x 78 mm.
Good condition.. |
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56
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[Moving copra]. 102 x 60 mm. A view showing sacks of copra stacked on a cart standing in a Zanzibar square. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Shipment MA and Co 'Grantully Castle' brought to shore in manhandled carts. Porter lifting sack to carry to beach. Alli and Abdulrasal office in background'.
Good condition.. |
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57
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[Shipment of copra on Zanzibar beach]. 103 x 59 mm. A view showing sacks of copra being stacked on Zanzibar beach before loading for shipment. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'MA and Co's shipment being stacked on beach preparatory to loading in lighter'.
Good condition.. |
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58
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Copra being stacked on beach for shipment. 102 x 60 mm.
Good condition.. |
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59
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Cloves ready for shipment outside Smith Mackenzie's office. 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.
Good condition.. |
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60
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[Dar es Salaam Harbour]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking out into Dar es Salaam Harbour with a dhow moored close to the shore in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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61
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[Dar es Salaam Harbour]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking out into the harbour at dusk with a dhow in the centre of the print and palm trees in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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62
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[Dar es Salaam Harbour]. 135 x 78 mm. A view of the harbour in full daylight.
Good condition.. |
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63
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[Road near Dar es Salaam]. 135 x 78 mm. A view showing a road winding among palm trees with a beach in the background.
Fair condition, but some overall yellowing.. |
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64
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[Dar es Salaam town and harbour]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking across the harbour towards the Dar es Salaam waterfront. A church tower can be seen in the distance.
Good condition.. |
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65
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[Dar es Salaam Harbour]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking along the waterfront at Dar es Salaam with shipping anchored in the harbour and a landing jetty in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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66
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[Avenue in Dar es Salaam]. 78 x 135 mm. A view looking along a tree lined avenue, probably in the official quarter of Dar es Salaam.
Fair condition.. |
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67
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[Street in Dar es Salaam]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking along a street lined with residential houses in Dar es Salaam.
Good condition.. |
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68
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[Street in Dar es Salaam]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking along a street in Dar es Salaam with a rickshaw man in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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69
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[Street in Dar es Salaam]. 135 x 78 mm. A view looking along a tree-lined Avenue (?Acacia Avenue) in Dar es Salaam.
Good condition.. |
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70
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[Government House, Dar es Salaam]. 135 x 78 mm. A view showing the front façade of the British Governent House, built in 1920 to the design of J.H. Sinclair.
Good condition.. |
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71
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[Covered market, Dar es Salaam]. 135 x 78 mm. A view showing a market area beneath a corrugated-iron structure supported on stilts.
Good condition.. |
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72
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[Church in Dar es Salaam]. 78 x 135 mm. A view showing an unidentified church in Dar es Salaam.
Good condition.. |
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73
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[Military Band, Dar es Salaam]. 98 x 74 mm. A view showing the band (? of the 6th African Rifles) on the steps of a church in Dar es Salaam. Occasion unidentified.
Good condition.. |
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74
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[On board ship]. 100 x 75 mm. A view looking along the deck of a ship at sea.
Poor condition, fading and staining.. |
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75
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[Dam]. 96 x 60 mm. A view showing an unidentified dam and weir, probably in England.
Poor condition.. |
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76
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[Opening of new lighthouse at Chumbe, 1926. View from the sea]. 102 x 59 mm. A view from the sea looking towards the lighthouse decked out with flags. Chumbe Island lies a few miles south-east of the entrance to Zanzibar Harbour. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Approaching Chumvi'.
Good condition.. |
1926 |
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77
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Chumvi Island. 102 x 59 mm. A view showing a spit of land on Chumbe Island.
Good condition.. |
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78
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The arrival of the Sultan and party. 102 x 59 mm. A view showing the Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Khalifa Bin Harub, and other members of the official party stopping on to the jetty at Chumbe Island for the opening of the new lighthouse. Walking beside the Sultan are Ernest Costley-White, the Acting Resident, and Captain Clement Charlewood, Port Officer for Zanzibar.
Good condition.. |
1926 |
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79
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[Opening of new lighthouse on Chumbe Island, 1926. Sultan and officials]. 59 x 102 mm. A view showing the group walking along a road on Chumbe Island. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: '1. Costley-White acting Resident 2. Sultan 3. Capt Charlewood, Port Officer and our host for the occasion'.
Good condition.. |
1926 |
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80
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[Opening of new lighthouse on Chumbe Island 1926. Sultan's retinue]. 102 x 59 mm. A slightly blurred print showing a group of the Sultan's officials and relatives with the lighthouse in the background. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Some of the Sultan's retinue-relatives etc.'.
Good condition.. |
1926 |
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81
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[Opening of new lighthouse on Chumbe Island, 1926. Dr Spurrier in front of the lighthouse]. 58 x 102 mm. A view showing Dr Alfred Henry Spurrier (1862-1936) standing in front of the new lighthouse. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Old Dr Spurrier the oldest white man in Z. One of the sports who turned out at 2pm to go to the ceremony'. Spurrier was for many years the Government Health Officer in Zanzibar and was also for a period the editor of the 'Zanzibar Gazette'. |
1926 |
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82
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[Opening of new lighthouse on Chumbe Island, 1926. Climbing a coconut tree]. 59 x 102 mm. A view showing a Swahili boy climbing a coconut tree. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'A boy got us some coconuts, as the tea did not sufficiently assuage our thirst. A tree planted by the lighthouse keeper when he first took on the job'.
Good condition.. |
1926 |
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83
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Prince of Wales at Dar [es Salaam] Golf Club. 52 x 77 mm. A snapshot showing the Prince of Wales and party seated around a tea table in the open-air. Whether this photograph was taken during the 1928 or 1930 East African tour is unclear.
Fair condition.. |
1928–1930 |
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84
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[Prince of Wales at Dar es Salaam]. 51 x 76 mm.
Fair condition.. |
1928–1930 |
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85
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[Unveiling of the Dar es Salaam war memorial]. 98 x 74 mm. A view showing a white-uniformed figure (presumably the Governor of Tanganyika (now Tanzania)) standing on the steps of the war memorial with a company of the Royal African Rifles in the background. The date of this event has not been traced, but the governor is probably Sir Donald Cameron (1924-1931).
Good condition.. |
1924–1931 |
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86
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[Unveiling of the Dar es Salaam war memorial]. 98 x 74 mm. A view showing crowds, shaded by an awning, watching the event.
Good condition.. |
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87
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Dar es Salaam war memorial. 74 x 98 mm. A view of the war memorial with wreaths placed at its foot.
Fair condition, slight yellowing.. |
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88
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Cape Town. 80 x 85 mm. A view looking along a rocky coastline at Cape Town with houses perched near the sea shore.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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89
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Cecil Rhodes grave in Matopo Hills. 80 x 85 mm. A view showing the grave of Cecil Rhodes on the hill top in the Matopo Hills about 30 miles south of Bulawayo.
Fair condition.. |
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90
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The Devil's Cataract through the niche, Victoria Falls. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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91
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The Main Fall from Livingstone Island, Victoria Falls. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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92
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Victoria Falls from the Western End. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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93
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Victoria Falls from Cataract Island. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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94
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The Rainbow Fall, Victoria Falls. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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95
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The Victoria Falls Bridge. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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96
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The spray above Victoria Falls. 83 x 133 mm. Original print postcard.
Creator: Clark, Percy M, fl 1920-1929, photographer.
Good condition, apart from some yellowing.. |
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