EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - harbour full of dhows (1961) through time

Zanzibar Town 1961 3 photos of this spot

3 photographs taken at the same spot in Zanzibar Town, spanning 1961 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A cluster of dhows sits beside a harbourside warehouse in Zanzibar Town in this 1961 photograph, reflecting the port's role in coastal trade, with warehouses along the waterfront once used to store goods moving through the harbour.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows at harbourside warehouse (1961) 1961 A cluster of dhows sits beside a harbourside warehouse in Zanzibar Town in this 1961 photograph, reflecting the port's role in coastal trade, with warehouses along the waterfront once used to store goods moving through the harbour.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - boats beached at low tide (1961) 1961 Boats sit beached at low tide in this 1961 photograph of Zanzibar Town, a scene shaped by the island's tidal coastline, where craft were commonly left ashore between fishing or trading trips.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - harbour full of dhows (1961) 1961 Zanzibar Town's harbour is shown crowded with dhows in this 1961 photograph, a reminder of the port's centuries-old maritime commerce, when the island was a major centre for the East African trade in spices, ivory, and other goods.