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Zanzibar, 1870s

 File — Envelope: 67
Identifier: 67

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Scope and Contents

Two cartes-de visite, one from Elliott & Fry, the other from Maull & Co., both based in London.

Dates

  • 1870s

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access

To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.

Historic Notes

Sir Henry Bartle Frere was a diplomatist sent to Zanzibar in 1872 by the British Government to negotiate a treaty with the Sultan, Seyyid Barghash bin Said, to end the slave trade.

Extent

2 Photographs (2 photographs, 11 x 7 cm.)

Additional Description

Abstract

2 cartes-de-visite, 1870s, one of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the other of Barghash bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar from 1870-1888.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository

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