Zanzibar, 1912-13

Record Group — Group: 56, Album: 3

Identifier: 56-3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Scenes from Zanzibar and surrounding areas, depicting British Foreign Office and naval personnel in casual and official situations. Many photographs depict outings to nearby villages on Zanzibar and Pemba Islands. The album includes several photographs of the Sultan and formal portraits of British navel officers, Foreign Office, and their wives.

Dates

1912-13

Creator

Brown, Alfred Evans (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Class:

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

1 album (1 album, 24 x 28 cm., 60 p.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs from Zanzibar, 1912-1913. Includes photographs of local people and landscape as well as the Sultan and British Foreign Office personnel.

General

The front free end paper is inscribed, ‘Zanzibar 1912 (also early part 1913)'.

General

Many of the captions in this album are nearly, if not completely, illegible. An attempt has been made to transcribe more than was included in the original inventory. In many cases, the original inventory includes captions supplied by the cataloger that differ quite a bit from the visible captions.