Mombasa port (Theiler, n.d.)

Item — Box: 8, slide: 19.11.05

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Slides of Africa from various sources; these slides document a variety of topics such as agriculture, landscapes, city scenes, villages, architecture, industry, transportation, commerce, and people, from throughout Africa during the 20th century.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1960 - 2000

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations. To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 99 Boxes (99 slide boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

This is the old harbor area of Mombasa where there are many of the old Arab sections. Mombasa was the major city for the Arabs, for they could control the inlands from here. While they had only a foothold on the coast, they controlled the commercial activity between the interior and the rest of the world. The capital for the Arabs in this area was Zanzibar, but major commercial transactions took place in Mombasa. It is now too shallow for big ships to come in, but the dhows still come into the old port area.