Market; view of Dar es Salaam market.

• Reference:GB 254 MS 49/1/1/7
• Former Reference:GB 254 MS 49/1/1(7)
• Dates of Creation:c 1905-1918
• Name of Creator:
  Stannus (Hugh Stannus)
• Physical Description:
  8x11; Contact Print, Glass negative

• Scope and Content

  Female wearing native costume, forefront. Africa, Tanganyika, Dar es Salaam. Costume / Folk Life
  Photographer: Stannus (Hugh Stannus)

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Hugh Stannus Stannus, consulting physician and specialist in tropical diseases was appointed Medical Officer to the King's African rifles in British Central Africa [Malawi], in 1905 and carried out research into various tropical diseases particularly pellagra and sleeping sickness. He made an intense study of anthropology and ethnology and published a monograph on the Wa-Yao people. He was elected FRCP in 1931. In 1914 he became principal medical officer of the Nyasa-Rhodesian forces operating in Southern German East Africa [Tanganiyka (Tanzania)]. His sister married Sir Robert Robertson, the explosives expert and one-time Chief Government Chemist.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Note

  Hugh Stannus Stannus, consulting physician and specialist in tropical diseases was appointed Medical Officer to the King's African rifles in British Central Africa [Malawi], in 1905 and carried out research into various tropical diseases particularly pellagra and sleeping sickness. He made an intense study of anthropology and ethnology and published a monograph on the Wa-Yao people. He was elected FRCP in 1931. In 1914 he became principal medical officer of the Nyasa-Rhodesian forces operating in Southern German East Africa [Tanganiyka (Tanzania)]. His sister married Sir Robert Robertson, the explosives expert and one-time Chief Government Chemist.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  No negative available; 8x11; co glass negative

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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• Additional Information

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