Janus: Tymms collection on civil aviation

RCS/RCMS 20/2 contains:
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8	Africa
9	Cape to Cairo Air Route Organization
10	Arrival in India
11	Delhi-Simla-Burma
12	India, 1936-38
13	Kashmir and India
14	India (miscellaneous)
15	India, 1934-1947
16	Delhi
17	Souvenir brochure of the Administrative Building, Karachi Airport
18	The snow range from Simla
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Tymms collection on civil aviation

Title	Kashmir and India
Reference	RCMS 20/2/13
Covering Dates	1941–1944
Extent and Medium	1 album; Album and photographs in good condition.

Content and context

A caption on the inside cover of the album reads: "1941 Kashmir 1944, Sind River - Sonamarg - Zoji La. Srinager - Shalimar - Sinf River - Gandarbal - Fishing for chips - Fishing the Wangat - Trek to Sind Gorge - Sonamarg - Zoji La (illegible word) - Wular Lake - Delhi hunt."

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RCS/RCMS 20/2/13 contains:

Shalimar Garden. 130 x 85 mm.

1941–1944

[River], Srinagar. 135 x 85 mm. Showing boats on a river.

1941–1944

[River], Srinagar. 150 x 90 mm. Showing boats on a river.

1941–1944

[River], Srinagar. 135 x 85 mm. Showing boats on a river, and a foot bridge in the distance.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Sind River. 135 x 80 mm.

1941–1944

'The Kings House', Gandarbal - Sind River. 85 x 110 mm. Showing a group sat or stood on a moored boat. Lady Tymms (Millie) is second from the left. A handwritten note inserted in the album here identifies the name of the boat as above, and the people as: 'Peter Hailey. Assistant Resident. Mrs Hailey: Millie: Maxine.'.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Sind River. 80 x 105 mm.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Sind River. 135 x 85 mm.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Sind River. 135 x 80 mm. A view of an old dilapidated stone bridge over the river (but which still spans the river), with mountains in the background.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Sind River. 135 x 85 mm. A woman walking along the river, away from the camera. Mountains are visible in the distance.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Sind River. 135 x 85 mm. Showing tall trees beside the river.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Rice fields. 130 x 85 mm. Photograph taken in low light. The clouds are reflected in the flooded fields.

1941–1944

Gandarbal - Rice fields. 130 x 85 mm. Photograph taken in low light. The clouds are reflected in the flooded fields.

1941–1944

[Man fishing in river]. 135 x 85 mm. Showing a man stood thigh deep in the river, using a long handled fishing net. There are large piles of a light coloured substance behind him on the riverbank.

1941–1944

[Men fishing in river]. 140 x 80 mm. Showing men stood thigh deep in the river, using long handled fishing nets. There are large piles of a light coloured substance behind them on the river bank.
Good condition, but some marking around edges..

1941–1944

[Lady Tymms (Millie) among flowers]. 140 x 85 mm. Showing Lady Tymms stood in a park holding a bunch of flowers picked from those all around her.

1941–1944

[Frederick Tymms among the flowers]. 140 x 85 mm. Showing Tymms crouched among a bed of flowers in a park, with his camera.

1941–1944

[Woman amongst flowers]. 105 x 75 mm. Showing a woman crouched amongst a bed of flowers in a park.

1941–1944

[Tymms fishing]. 100 x 100 mm.

1941–1944

[Bridge]. 100 x 80 mm. Showing a bridge spanning a river. Snow-capped mountains are just visible in the distance, and a dead tree stood in the water in the foreground.

1941–1944

[Two bridges]. 135 x 85 mm. Showing two bridges spanning tributaries of the same river, and snow-capped mountains in the distance. A woman is sat in the middle, painting.

1941–1944

[Bridge]. 135 x 85 mm. Showing a group sat beside the river, under a tree. A bridge spans the river, behind them.

1941–1944

Trek to Sonamarg - Sind Valley. 105 x 60 mm. Showing men with heavily laden mules/donkeys.

1941–1944

Trek to Sonamarg - Sind Valley. 105 x 60 mm. View of the tents at camp. Location unidentified, but probably Sind Valley.

1941–1944

Trek to Sonamarg - Sind Valley. 135 x 80 mm. General view of a river, with sloping wooded hills and snow-capped mountains on the far side. Location unidentified, but probably Sind Valley.
Good condition, but some fading..

1941–1944

Trek to Sonamarg - Sind Valley. 60 x 105 mm. View of a river, and snow-capped mountains on the far side. A bridge can be seen spanning the river. Location unidentified, but probably Sind Valley.

1941–1944

Trek to Sonamarg - Sind Valley. 60 x 105 mm. A view of the mountains from the road. Location unidentified, but probably Sind Valley.
Good condition, but some marking around edges..

1941–1944

[Refreshment]. 135 x 80 mm. Showing a man and a woman sat at a table outside, taking refreshment. The man waiting on them is stood in the centre of the photograph. There are sloping wooded hills and snow-capped mountains behind them.

1941

[Landscape]. 130 x 80 mm. A general view of a river, sloping wooded hill and snow-capped mountains.

1941–1944

[Camp]. 100 x 95 mm. View of three tents in the camp, with trees and snow-capped mountains behind.

1941–1944

[Landscape]. 85 x 130 mm. A general view of a river, sloping wooden hills and snow-capped mountains.

1941–1944

[Landscape]. 95 x 95 mm. Showing a man with a horse stood beside a river, with trees, a hut and snow-capped mountains behind them.

1941–1944

[Landscape]. 105 x 60 mm. View from the road looking towards snow-capped mountains. There are two wooden buildings on the right of the road.

1941–1944

[Landscape]. 85 x 135 mm. View of a bridge, wooden building and wooded hills beyond.

1941–1944

[Woman by the river]. 135 x 85 mm.

1941–1944

[The trail]. 105 x 60 mm. Showing people and a horse walking single file over a path trodden into a snow covered slope.

1941–1944

[The trail]. 135 x 85 mm. Showing a man and three laden horses or ponies walking single file over a path trodden into a snow covered slope.

1941–1944

[Unidentified mountain], Sonamarg. 85 x 135 mm. A view of a river and snow-capped mountains.

1941–1944

[Unidentified mountain], Sonamarg. 85 x 135 mm. A view of what appears to be a dried up river bed, with a snow covered mountain behind.

1941–1944

[Unidentified mountain], Sonamarg. 80 x 135 mm. A view of a snow covered mountain.

1941–1944

[Unidentified mountain], Sonamarg. 135 x 85 mm. A view of a snow covered mountain.

1941–1944

[Unidentified mountain]. 85 x 135 mm.

1941–1944

[Sonomarg camp]. 105 x 60 mm. Showing tents pitched beneath some trees, with mountains visible behind them.

1941–1944

[Small holdings]. 90 x 130 mm. Showing closely grouped buildings, situated at the foot of the mountains, each with a small area of land fenced off with stone walls or wooden fences.

1941–1944

[Guides]. 105 x 60 mm. Three men posing for the camera on a snow covered slope. Presumably they are local guides.

1941–1944

Glacier source - Sind River. 135 x 90 mm. View of a snow covered mountain.

1941–1944

Sonamarg [Mountains]. 140 x 85 mm.

1941–1944

Sonamarg [Mountains]. 135 x 85 mm. Showing the mountains in the background and felled or fallen trees in the foreground.

1941–1944

Sonamarg [Mountains]. 60 x 100 mm.

1941–1944

Sonamarg [Mountains]. 100 x 95 mm. A view of a camp set up at the base of the mountains.

1941–1944

Sonamarg [Mountains]. 60 x 105 mm.

1941–1944

From Ladakh. 85 x 130 mm. A local man with a horse or pony. Location not identified, but probably Sonamarg.

1941–1944

Sonamarg to Zoji La. 130 x 85 mm. Showing three mounted men and one stood with the horses or ponies. Snow-capped mountains can be seen behind them. Location not identified, but probably Sonamarg.

1941–1944

Sonamarg. 135 x 85 mm. A view of the stony plain, sloping hills and snow covered mountains in the distance.

1941–1944

Sonamarg Post Office. 135 x 90 mm. A view of a man stood beside his horse, leaning against a wooden post. There are a few stone buildings behind him.

1941–1944

Zoji La. 85 x 135 mm. View of mountains and a wooded slope.

1941–1944

Zoji La. 135 x 80 mm. Showing people and laden ponies/horses walking over a snow-covered path.

1941–1944

Zoji La. 85 x 130 mm. A man stood at the foot of snow covered mountains.

1941–1944

Yak Transport, Zoji La. 135 x 80 mm. Showing a man driving three yaks through the snow.

1941–1944

Zoji La 1100 [feet]. 130 x 80 mm. Showing a man stood in the snow.

1941–1944

Zoji La 1100 [feet]. 130 x 80 mm. Showing a man stood in the snow, the mountains behind him.

1941–1944

Zoji La 1100 [feet]. 130 x 80 mm. Showing a man stood in the snow, the mountains behind him.

1941–1944

Back in the Vale: Wular Lake. 135 x 80 mm. General view.

1941–1944

Sind River - Shadipur. 130 x 80 mm. General view.

1941

Number 3 York Road - New Delhi. 205 x 160 mm. View of a large house, with an automobile parked beside it.

1941–1944

Hunt Breakfast - Viceroys house. 290 x 180 mm. Group photograph of fifty-four members of the hunt. Tymms is sat second row back first on the left. Sultan Ghani is stood behind him in the third row back, first on the left.

23 Nov. 1941

Delhi hunt. 150 x 110 mm. A view of a man and woman on horseback, surrounded by hounds.

1941

Delhi Hunt. 155 x 110 mm. Group photograph of six people dressed for the hunt. Tymms is sat at the front. The man on the left is identified as 'Sultan Ghani.'.

1941