Zanzibar Album (Page 10)
Take a look at some pictures from Zanzibar. You may also go back to history by visiting historical pictures page on this website or follow the links to other Album pages.
The Samshir donated in 1887 by Sultan Barghash bin Said bin Sultan (1834-1888) to Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) before the Emin Pasha Expedition. |
This is the part of a holster for keeping the Samshir |
This is the handle of the Samshir |
A vendor selling Zanzibar mangoes |
A truck unloading charcoal (Swahili: Makaa) |
Another vendor using his bicycle to carry charcoal |
Masai Handcrafts and Shells |
Historical signing of the union between Zanzibar and Tanganyika. In this picture, the then Tanganyika President, J.K. Nyerere (left) and the first President of Zanzibar, A.A. Karume (right) signing the Articles of the Union |
Zanzibar in Blue |
A sailing boat in the background of the Zanzibar sunset |
Forodha Mchanga, Zanzibar |
A local framemaker in Zanzibar |
A local shoe maker in Zanzibar |
Aboud Jumbe Mwinyi and Abeid Amani Karume, second and first presidents of Zanzibar. |
Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud, Sultan of Zanzibar (18 July, 1902 to 8 December, 1911). |
A cap (Swahili:Kofia) vendor in Zanzibar |
Old Customs House, Zanzibar |
Old Port, Zanzibar |
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Sutan Of Zanzibar and British Consul, 1960r |
Tipu Tib, 1880 to 1900, Zanzibar |
A vendor selling onions (Swahili:Vitunguu) at the Old Main Market in Zanzibar |
A picture taken in 1905 showing Arabs and Yemenis working as casual labourers using donkeys to carry sand from Mpiga Duri, about 3 km north of Zanzibar's Stone Town |
Arabic Dressing Culture in Zanzibar, 1890 |
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