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EU: Street in Zanzibar (1880) through time

Stone Town 1880–1900 3 photos of this spot

3 photographs taken at the same spot in Stone Town, spanning 1880–1900 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A quiet street scene in Zanzibar, photographed in 1880 within the old coral-stone town later designated Stone Town, whose narrow lanes and carved wooden doors reflect a mix of Arab, Persian, Indian, and African influences.

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EU: Street in Zanzibar (1880), Stone Town, 1880

EU: Street in Zanzibar (1880) 1880 A quiet street scene in Zanzibar, photographed in 1880 within the old coral-stone town later designated Stone Town, whose narrow lanes and carved wooden doors reflect a mix of Arab, Persian, Indian, and African influences.

EU: Passersby in a street, Zanzibar (Zanzibar Stores) (1890), Stone Town, 1890

EU: Passersby in a street, Zanzibar (Zanzibar Stores) (1890) 1890 Pedestrians pass in front of the Zanzibar Stores along a street in this 1890 photograph of Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City that served as the commercial heart of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

EU: An ornate carved doorway in Zanzibar with elephant tusks (c.1900), Stone Town, 1900

EU: An ornate carved doorway in Zanzibar with elephant tusks (c.1900) 1900 Elephant tusks lean against an ornately carved doorway in this Zanzibar photograph, taken around 1900, echoing the trade in ivory that once passed through the island's port.