Janus: Tymms collection on civil aviation

RCS/RCMS 20/2 contains:
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2	British Aviation Mission and London to Cape Town Flight
3	United States, Europe and Africa
4	Cape Flight - Spitsbergen
5	Egypt
6	First African survey
7	First African mission
8	Africa
9	Cape to Cairo Air Route Organization
10	Arrival in India
11	Delhi-Simla-Burma
12	India, 1936-38
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Tymms collection on civil aviation

Title	Souvenir brochure of the Administrative Building, Karachi Airport
Reference	RCMS 20/2/17
Covering Dates	circa 1938
Extent and Medium	1 volume; The photographs are in good condition.

Content and context

A brochure printed at The Times of India Press, Bombay, comprising a description of the new Administrative Building, opened in 1938, with photographs of the building and those involved in its construction.

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RCS/RCMS 20/2/17 contains:

Sir Lancelot Graham. 76 x 178 mm.

circa 1938

Administrative Building - Karachi Airport - The foundation layout. 190 x 127 mm.

circa 1938

F .Tymms. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

F.T. Jones. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

Entrance gateway. 193 x 120 mm. The entrance gateway on the Karachi-Hyderabad trunk road to the airport. In the background are the newly built staff quarters.

circa 1938

A. Croad. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

R.T. Russell. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

Administrative Building from the east. 193 x 119 mm. A view of the Administrative Building from the entrance to the east, showing the lawn and flagstaff.

circa 1938

C.J. Rae. 82 x 113 mm.

circa 1938

Rao Bahadur Narain Das. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

Control Tower facing the land ground. 193 x 120 mm.

circa 1938

Control Room. 193 x 120 mm. The interior of the Control Room at the Administrative Building, including Mr Santokh Singh, the Aerodrome Officer, on the left.

circa 1938

W.H. Watt. 192 x 120 mm. W.H. Watt seated in his private office in the new Administrative Building.

circa 1938

Bashesher Nath. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

The overseers in charge. 113 x 76 mm. Mr Lekhraj, Mr Ram Beharilal and Mr A.H. Shaikh.

circa 1938

Customs and Postal Office. 193 x 120 mm.

circa 1938

Entrance. 189 x 120 mm. The entrance to the Administrative Building showing the wide porch in the centre facing the large circular lawn.

circa 1938

Hormusji Maneckji Khajurina. 81 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

D.H. Daruvala. 82 x 114 mm.

circa 1938

The building from the left front. 190 x 120 mm.

circa 1938

Restaurant. 193 x 120 mm.

circa 1938

Restaurant. 155 x 139 mm.

circa 1938

Verendah Lounge. 193 x 121 mm. The Verandah Lounge, known as the 'Palm Lounge'.

circa 1938

Reading and Writing Room. 193 x 120 mm. A corner of the Reading and Writing Room.

circa 1938

Mooring Tower. 120 x 169 mm. The Mooring Tower at the airport built to received the R-101, with the old Administrative Offices visible at the foot of the Tower.

circa 1938

Senior staff quarters. 114 x 113 mm.

circa 1938