EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - street scene (1961) [0587a03] through time

Zanzibar (Stone Town) 1961 4 photos of this spot

4 photographs taken at the same spot in Zanzibar (Stone Town), spanning 1961 — 4 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Traditional houses in Zanzibar's Stone Town are shown in this 1961 photograph, illustrating the island's vernacular architecture of the period, built with materials suited to the tropical climate.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - traditional houses (1961) [0587a28] 1961 Traditional houses in Zanzibar's Stone Town are shown in this 1961 photograph, illustrating the island's vernacular architecture of the period, built with materials suited to the tropical climate.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - street scene (1961) [0587a03] 1961 This 1961 photograph captures a street scene in Zanzibar's Stone Town, the historic trading quarter on the island's west coast known for its narrow lanes and carved wooden doors.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows on beach (1961) [0587a21] 1961 Dhows are drawn up on the beach in this 1961 photograph of Zanzibar's Stone Town, a common sight along the island's shoreline where sailing craft were kept when not in use for coastal or ocean trade.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows in harbour (1961) [0587a13] 1961 Dhows crowd the harbour in this 1961 photograph of Zanzibar's Stone Town, the historic trading quarter on the island's west coast that grew around one of East Africa's principal Indian Ocean ports.