View of boats on water and waterfront at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika – Historic Photograph Print
![View of boats on water and waterfront at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, [between 1890 and 1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/63770f12e550-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: View of boats on water and waterfront at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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View of boats on water and waterfront at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika
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Boats riding at anchor along the water's edge give this view of Dar es Salaam its character, a port that served as the administrative center of German East Africa when this picture was likely taken. The date range, between 1890 and 1923, spans the German colonial years and the British takeover of the territory during the First World War, a period when European rule reshaped the town and its waterfront. The image comes from the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, which is tied to the travel writing that brought distant places to American readers, so it reflects an outside visitor's view of the harbor.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1923] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1930. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Tanganyika. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,053 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119110 |
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