Album 74
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List of images to be reproduced for a museum
Item — Album: 74, Page: 34
Identifier: 74-34
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
New customs site (after the old building had been pulled down)
Item — Album: 74, Page: 8
Identifier: 74-8-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Customs building, shed front
Item — Album: 74, Page: 8
Identifier: 74-8-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Harem façade
Item — Album: 74, Page: 9
Identifier: 74-9-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Waterfront
Item — Album: 74, Page: 9
Identifier: 74-9-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Beit el Ajait and the square in front
Item — Album: 74, Page: 10
Identifier: 74-10-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Persian gunners on parade
Item — Album: 74, Page: 10
Identifier: 74-10-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Canoes drawn up on Gdioni beach
Item — Album: 74, Page: 11
Identifier: 74-11-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Inkunazani, with view of the church.
Item — Album: 74, Page: 11
Identifier: 74-11-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Rooftop views
Item — Album: 74, Page: 12
Identifier: 74-12-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Rooftop views
Item — Album: 74, Page: 12
Identifier: 74-12-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Ships in harbour
Item — Album: 74, Page: 13
Identifier: 74-13-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Ships in harbour
Item — Album: 74, Page: 13
Identifier: 74-13-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Interior of the English Church
Item — Album: 74, Page: 15
Identifier: 74-15-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Englische Mission in Kungnani bei Zanzibar
Item — Album: 74, Page: 15
Identifier: 74-15-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Dr. Kirck's Landhaus
Item — Album: 74, Page: 16
Identifier: 74-16-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Dr. Kirck's Landhaus
Item — Album: 74, Page: 16
Identifier: 74-16-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Sultan’s Landhaus
Item — Album: 74, Page: 17
Identifier: 74-17-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Small bay (near the Sultan’s summer palace at Chukwani)
Item — Album: 74, Page: 17
Identifier: 74-17-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.
Three ships at anchor in Zanzibar harbour
Item — Album: 74, Page: 19
Identifier: 74-19-1
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The Hamburg-based trading house of William O’Swald & Co. established an agency in Zanzibar in June 1849, having made earlier enquiries about East Africa’s commercial possibilities in 1844 and again in 1847. At the time, there was a very profitable trade in transporting cowrie shells from Zanzibar to West Africa where they were used as currency. By the mid-1850s, O’Swald together with the other German trading houses, Hertz and Hansing & Co., were despatching over twenty ships a year...
Dates:
1850s-1890s.