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Poster advertising the British India Line to East AfricaPoster advertising cruises on the British India Line to East Africa. Departures are from London and Marseilles to Mombasa, Tanga, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam and Beira
Zanzibar - Tanzania - Large Ivory Tusks Date: circa 1910s
Palace of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar, TanzaniaPalace of Wonders (or House of Wonders, Beit-al-Ajaib), Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was built in 1883 for the second sultan. Date: late 1920s
Tanzania - Fish & Nut Vendors, Zanzibar CityFish & Nut Vendors, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1927
Vasco di Gamas Fort, built 1498. The lady dressed in a Leso is carrying a kerosene tin of water on her head. This is the regular method of water supply in Zanzibar. 1935
A Fruit Market - Zanzibar, East AfricaA Fruit Market - Stone town, Zanzibar, East Africa. circa 1920s
ZanzibarThis painting shows a gathering of manned dhow sail boats on the Indian Ocean, by the Island of Zanzibar, also known as Unguja. Date: circa 1915
Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar and British officials1890s Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar and British officials
Swahili women, Zanzibar island, Tanzania, East AfricaTwo Swahili women of Zanzibar island, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. One is helping the other with her hair. Date: 1922
Men of Zanzibar holding large tusks, Tanzania, East AfricaTwo men of Zanzibar holding a pair of large ivory tusks, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922
Swahili woman, Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania, East AfricaYoung Swahili woman of the Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. A convert from Islam to Christianity. Date: 1922
Woman of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East AfricaWoman of Zanzibar in traditional costume and mask (barakoa), Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922
ZANZIBAR / FRUIT MARKETThe fruit market Date: circa 1870
Ruins of Maharubi Palace, Zanzibar, East Africa - built outside Zanzibar Town in 1882 for Sultan Barghash to house his impressively large harem
The Sultans Court, Zanzibar, East Africa Date: circa 1930s
Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, TanzaniaMoloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Claimed to be the largest curio shop in East Africa, selling silk, ivory and other items. Date: circa 1920s
Zanzibar, Tanzania - ConvictsZanzibar, Tanzania - Shackled convicts Date: circa 1910s
Tanzania - The Court House, Zanzibar CityThe Court House, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1927
Sultan of Zanzibar in British seaplane, 1917Guests of the Allies, 1917. The Sultan of Zanzibar travels as a passenger in a British seaplane, his first trip in the air
Zanzibar - East Africa - Children - Studio Photograph. The lower two children are holding playing cards. Date: circa 1903
Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Zanzibar. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford
David Livingstones House, ZanzibarScottish explorer David Livingstones House, Zanzibar - a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. Now fully restored
Palce of the Sultan, Zanzibar, 1896, before bombardment. Date: 1896
Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896 (Anglo-Zanzibar War)Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896. (Anglo-Zanzibar War sometimes known a the worlds shortest war ). Date: 1896
The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The SketchPage from The Sketch magazine reporting on the Dreadnought hoax. The incident was a joke played by a group led by Horace de Vere Cole, including the writer Virginia Stephen (Woolf)
Zanzibar, 1896, after the bomabrdment (Anglo-Zanzibar War)Zanzibar, 1896, after the bomabrdment of the Anglo-Zanzibar War. Date: 1896
Bargash bin Said (1837-1888). Colored engravingBargash bin Said (1837-1888). Sultan of Zanzibar. Engraving of The Illustrated World, 1883. Colored
Africa. Women of Zanzibar. Engraved by Adrien Maris in 1882. Colored
Reception at ZanzibarThe Sultan of Zanzibar (present-day Tanzania) receives a British delegation in his palace. Date: 1889
Zanzibar Beer MakingPrimitive beer-making in Zanzibar, East Africa Date: 1877
Pauline SerpentTravellers on the Pauline, en route to Zanzibar, see a whale encircled by this serpent-like creature : the ships chaplain sketches it and Captain Drevar confirms the sighting Date: July 1875
Sultan of Zanzibar at ManchesterThe Sultan of Zanzibar, his Highness the Seyyid Burghash bin Said, pictured during his stay in Manchester in July 1875. He is shown at various stages during his visit to Mr R.Haworths cotton mills in
Missionary home for boys, Zanzibar, TanzaniaMissionary home for boys at Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was run by a British charity, the Universities Mission to Central Africa. Date: circa 1910
Mbweni Girls School, Zanzibar, TanzaniaMbweni Girls School at Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was run by a British charity, the Universities Mission to Central Africa. Date: circa 1910
Kuwait dhow off Zanzibar, TanzaniaKuwait dhow off Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1950
Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar, TanzaniaChrist Church Cathedral, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was built on the site of the old slave market. Date: circa 1910
Sea front view, Zanzibar, TanzaniaSea front view at Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). circa 1950
Law Courts in Zanzibar, TanzaniaLaw Courts in Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1908
Telfairia pedata, oyster nut, queens nut, Zanzibar oil vine fruit in sections, seed, and embryo.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan
Coolies (Indentured Labourers) Carrying Stone, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1911
Tanzania - Street Scene, Zanzibar CityStreet Scene, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1927
Frank Weston, Bishop of ZanzibarThe Right Reverend Frank Weston, Bishop of Zanzibar Date: circa 1910
Zanzibar - Maharubi Palace and RuinsZanzibar - Maharubi Palace and Mtoni Palace Ruins Date: circa 1940s
Rear-Admiral H. H. Rawson (1843-1910)Photograph of Rear-Admiral H.H. Rawson of the Royal Navy, 1897. In August 1896 Rear-Admiral Rawson was in charge of the British warships that took part in the shortest war in history - 40 minutes of
Beautiful Carved Door - Zanzibar, East Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Sultan Khalifa II bin Harub of Zanzibar, East AfricaThe Sultan of Zanzibar, East Africa, His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub. He ruled Zanzibar from December 9, 1911 to October 9, 1960. Date: circa 1950s
Zanzibar - Swahili Girl in a spotty hat and outfit Date: 1911
Zanzibar Railway - TanzaniaZanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, East Africa. The Bububu Railway which ran from Zanzibar Town to Bububu by steam train. This was the first steam locomotive in East Africa. Date: 1911