Near
the
turn
of
the
20th
century
Stone
Town
was
a
bustling
port,
a
trading
center,
a
supply
and
communication
hub
and
a
true
International
City.
Travelers
from
many
lands
passed
through
Zanzibar and like modern tourists many wanted to keep a record of the isles exotic sights.
Cameras
were
large
and
complex
in
those
days,
hard
to
maintain
and
transport.
But
Zanzibar
was
fortunate
to
have
intelligent
citizens
and
business
interests
with
enough
foresight
to
risk
importing
a
number
of
these
new
cameras
to
the
Islands.
They
were
at
once
put
to
use
to
record
important
events,
buildings
and
local
"color"
in
order
to
sell
photos
to
an
eager
public.
We
are
fortunate
that
many
of
these
early
images
were
also
printed
as
post
cards,
cards
that
survive
to
this
day
and
give
us a glimpse of the past.
Stone Town soon grew to support at least five photographic firms.
Click on an image or name below to see examples of their work.
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The Historic Photographers of Zanzibar
Near
the
turn
of
the
20th
century
Stone
Town
was
a
bustling
port,
a
trading
center,
a
supply
and
communication
hub
and
a
true
International
City.
Travelers
from
many
lands
passed
through
Zanzibar
and
like
modern
tourists
many
wanted
to
keep
a
record
of
the
isles exotic sights.
Cameras
were
large
and
complex
in
those
days,
hard
to
maintain
and
transport.
But
Zanzibar
was
fortunate
to
have
intelligent
citizens
and
business
interests
with
enough
foresight
to
risk
importing
a
number
of
these
new
cameras
to
the
Islands.
They
were
at
once
put
to
use
to
record
important
events,
buildings
and
local
"color"
in
order
to
sell
photos
to
an
eager
public.
We
are
fortunate
that
many
of
these
early
images
were
also
printed
as
post
cards,
cards
that
survive
to
this
day
and
give
us
a
glimpse
of the past.
