Object number
A11158/6
Description
Book of approximately 60 monochrome negatives of images taken by Wiiliam James Webb (Councillor and Mayor of Chatham 1919-20); he visited the Mroweka rubber plantation, Lindi District, German East Africa (now Tanzania); this period saw English capital being attracted to invest in rubber plantations; Mr webb's visit was a reconnaissance at the request of the proposed directors of a new company (later becoming the Mroweka Rubber Company); Mr Webb also produced a written report on his visit, recorded as A11158/5. Two sample images have been scanned & reversed.
Creator
Production date
1911 - 1911
Production period
early 20th century
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- width: 180 mm
- height: 115 mm
