Title
Exporting mangrove poles
Caption
Kenya, Men load mangrove poles onto a dhow at Lamu, ready for export to the Persian Gulf. Original manuscript caption: Lamu- loading mangrove poles, the main export of the island, onto a dhow which will take them to the Persian Gulf when the right monsoon blows- a trade which has scarcely changed for at least 1,000 years, 1947. 1995/076/1/2/7/8.
Date
Feb 01, 1947
Credit line
Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG
Reference
UMG20A06_191
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49,4Mb (3,8Mb) / 16,4in x 11,7in / 4908 x 3515 (300dpi)