Browse Items (9328 total)

A photograph of a mortar, pestle, and sifting basket sitting on the ground.

Panorama of bay at Dar es Salam. At right the church, Pandanus - heavy leaf purple fruited nut form a prominent part as street tree. Dock and dhows, British boat with cocoanuts on the opposite bank. R.R., shops, and steamer near entrance to the…

Panorama of bay at Dar es Salam. At right the church, Pandanus - heavy leaf purple fruited nut form a prominent part as street tree. Dock and dhows, British boat with cocoanuts on the opposite bank. R.R., shops, and steamer near entrance to the…

Panorama of bay at Dar es Salam. At right the church, Pandanus - heavy leaf purple fruited nut form a prominent part as street tree. Dock and dhows, British boat with cocoanuts on the opposite bank. R.R., shops, and steamer near entrance to the…

Panorama of bay at Dar es Salam. At right the church, Pandanus - heavy leaf purple fruited nut form a prominent part as street tree. Dock and dhows, British boat with cocoanuts on the opposite bank. R.R., shops, and steamer near entrance to the…

Shows dhows in fore (our dhow). At left mangrove and dhows, banana, cocoanut - mangrove in back. City from wharf at left. Dhow wharf and fish market. Police and Immigration [?] off in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Shows dhows in fore (our dhow). At left mangrove and dhows, banana, cocoanut - mangrove in back. City from wharf at left. Dhow wharf and fish market. Police and Immigration [?] off in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Shows dhows in fore (our dhow). At left mangrove and dhows, banana, cocoanut - mangrove in back. City from wharf at left. Dhow wharf and fish market. Police and Immigration [?] off in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

A up-close photograph of beans of all sorts sold in the market.

A photograph of 38 beans that were secured at the market and being kept as a sample.

An up-close photograph of 12 type bunches of beans, 5 in each bunch. These bunches illustrate the types of beans that exist in the area.

A photograph of beans, celery, peas, and lettuce being grown underneath shelter creating shade for the plants. There are banana plants in the back.

A photograph of a crop field with beans, corn, and pumpkins with huts seen in the background.

A photograph at the market where there are beans, kaffir corn, eggplant, tomato and manihot. There are several indigenous people standing in the back.

A beautiful blue mint hedge. It seems to be a native here - but is planted along the road in many places. This plant is well worth growing. [Shantz travel journal, May 8-11, 1920]

A photograph of an alotandra, which are flowers borne in a head, of what only one bloom appears at a time.