Skip to main content

Tundawa, where I lived many weeks

 Item — Envelope: 62
Identifier: 62-10

Scope and Contents

From the File:

Pictures include a studio portrait of Tippu Tip, the Zanzibari slave and ivory trader, portrait photographs of Swahili women, and outdoor scenes in and around Zanzibar, including the Sultan's Palace after the bombardment of 1896 and after reconstruction. Most of the photographs have captions handwritten on the verso and these differ somewhat from the captions supplied in the inventory, as noted.

Dates

  • Late 1890s

Creator

Language of Materials

From the File:

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

From the File: 17 Photographs (17 photographs, mostly 22 x 15 cm.) : 17 unmounted silver prints, of various dimensions but mostly 22 x 15 cm.

Physical Description

Photograph 10

Library Details

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

Contact:
Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-467-3084