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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
13 Kashmir and India
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Tymms collection on civil aviation

Title Cape to Cairo Air Route Organization
Reference RCMS 20/2/9
Covering Dates 1929–1930
Extent and Medium 1 album; The photographs are in fair to good condition. RCMS 20/2/9/147-165 are attached to two loose pages.
Content and context

Photographs taken in East Africa.

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Index Terms
Africa
RCS/RCMS 20/2/9 contains:
1 [Building at Madeira]. 78 x 51 mm. 1929
2 [Street scene]. 52 x 77 mm. A view down a street, located in either Madeira or the Cape. 1929
3 Round the Cape. Cape Peninsula Road. 75 x 52 mm. 1929
4 [Cape Town]. 76 x 50 mm. A view of (probably) Cape Town. 1929
5 [Cape Town]. 64 x 49 mm. A view of (probably) Cape Town. 1929
6 [Street in Madeira]. 76 x 51 mm. Two oxen pulling luggage, with a shop in the background, probably in Madeira. 1929
7 [Man holding small animal]. 77 x 52 mm. 1929
8 [Wolley Dod and company]. 79 x 50 mm. Two men and two women on a hilltop. The caption appears to read 'Wolley Dod (J.A.). Janet WD. Tony Gladstone'. 1929
9 [Seafront]. 77 x 52 mm. Probably at Cape Town. 1929
10 [Tymms and company]. 136 x 78 mm. Frederick Tymms in the hills with Wolley Dod, Lindup, and Francis, the 'South African leader'. 1929
11 [Cape Town]. 78 x 52 mm. A building in front of a hill, possibly at Cape Town. 1929
12 [Three men in the South African countryside]. 78 x 51 mm. 1929
13 Cape Town beach. 78 x 47 mm. 1929
14 [Man on a South African plain]. 77 x 49 mm. 1929
15 [South African plain]. 61 x 48 mm. 1929
16 [Two men]. 53 x 77 mm. 1929
17 [Group of people]. 78 x 51 mm. 1929
18 Beaufort West. The landlord. 79 x 134 mm. 1929
19 [People on platform]. 52 x 78 mm. A group of people on a platform above water. 1929
20 Capetown to Johannesburg. 135 x 77 mm. Six men, including Frederick Tymms, standing next to two cars. Dec. 1929
21 Capetown to Johannesburg. 133 x 76 mm. Six men, including Frederick Tymms, standing next to two cars. Dec. 1929
22 Kimberley diamond mines. 52 x 76 mm. circa 1929
23 Kimberley old workings. 52 x 78 mm. circa 1929
24 [Group at Kimberley mine]. 78 x 51 mm. A group of people standing next to a car, probably at the Kimberley mine. circa 1929
25 [Monument]. 51 x 76 mm. Probably at Kimberley. circa 1929
26 [Group of Africans]. 77 x 52 mm. A group of Africans in a corridor, probably at Kimberley. circa 1929
27 [Man at Kimberley mine]. 52 x 76 mm. An African man holding a pan and a stick, probably at the Kimberley mine.
The photograph is loose in the album..		 circa 1929
28 Diamond workings. 77 x 50 mm. circa 1929
29 African crapps. 76 x 52 mm. Three Africans playing crapps, possibly at Kimberley. circa 1929
30 Tymms Rod ?Doucla. 130 x 73 mm. Frederick Tymms standing with two men in front of a plane. circa 1929
31 [Building]. 78 x 52 mm. Probably at the Kimberley mine. circa 1929
32 [Man at Kimberley mine]. 52 x 77 mm. A man with a cart, probably at the Kimberley mine. circa 1929
33 [Room at Kimberley mine]. 78 x 52 mm. A group of people inside a room, probably at the Kimberley mine. circa 1929
34 The Rand. 76 x 54 mm. circa 1930
35 [Mineshaft]. 73 x 52 mm. A man standing in a mineshaft, probably at The Rand. circa 1930
36 [House at Johannesburg]. 74 x 54 mm. circa 1930
37 [Group at Johannesburg]. 76 x 55 mm. A group of people sat outside around a table, probably at Johannesburg. circa 1930
38 [Group at Johannesburg]. 74 x 53 mm. Five people standing in front of a house, probably at Johannesburg. circa 1930
39 Baragwanath [Johannesburg]. 73 x 53 mm. A group of buildings, one belonging to the Johannesburg Plane Club, and two planes. circa 1930
40 [Archway at Pretoria]. 55 x 73 mm. circa 1930
41 N. Transvaal. 75 x 53 mm. An aerial view of countryside. circa 1930
42 S. African Air Force DH. 9. 76 x 53 mm. A view of hills taken from a plane. circa 1930
43 Johannesburg to the Limpopo. 75 x 55 mm. A plane in flight viewed from on board another plane. circa 1930
44 Johannesburg to the Limpopo. 76 x 53 mm. A view of hills from a plane. circa 1930
45 The Rand. 189 x 135 mm.
The photograph has a small tear at the top..		 circa 1930
46 R. Limpopo. 76 x 55 mm. circa 1931
47 [Pietersburg street]. 75 x 55 mm. Oxen pulling a cart down a street, with shops in the background. circa 1930
48 [Plane at Bulawayo]. 75 x 54 mm. Five men standing in front of a plane, probably at Bulawayo. 1930
49 [Swimming pool at Bulawayo]. 75 x 54 mm. A man diving into a pool. 1930
50 [Swimming pool at Bulawayo]. 75 x 53 mm. 1930
51 [Countryside]. 76 x 54 mm. A country scene, possibly in Southern Rhodesia. circa 1930
52 [Three people]. 78 x 51 mm. A man, possibly Frederick Tymms, and two women leaning against a rock, possibly in Southern Rhodesia. circa 1930
53 Victoria Falls. 52 x 78 mm. Dec. 1929
54 Victoria Falls. 77 x 50 mm. A man looking out at the Falls. Dec. 1929
55 Victoria Falls. 75 x 54 mm. A woman looking out at the Falls. Dec. 1929
56 Victoria Falls. 51 x 77 mm. Dec. 1929
57 Victoria Falls. 54 x 75 mm. Dec. 1929
58 [Woodland at Victoria Falls]. 52 x 75 mm. Dec. 1929
59 Victoria Falls. 53 x 75 mm. Dec. 1929
60 Victoria Falls. 50 x 76 mm. Dec. 1929
61 Victoria Falls. 77 x 54 mm. A man, probably Frederick Tymms, sitting in front of the Falls. Dec. 1929
62 Victoria Falls. 50 x 77 mm. Dec. 1929
63 [Valley in S. Rhodesia]. 50 x 78 mm. circa 1929
64 [Valley in S. Rhodesia]. 53 x 78 mm. circa 1929
65 Matopos Hills. 73 x 118 mm. A group of people on the top of a hill. circa 1929
66 [Waterfall]. 50 x 77 mm. Possibly at the Victoria Falls. circa 1929
67 [Waterfall]. 53 x 75 mm. Probably at the Victoria Falls. circa 1929
68 [Matopos Hills]. 77 x 51 mm. A woman seated on rocks next to a river, probably at the Matopos Hills. circa 1929
69 [Group at Matopos Hills]. 122 x 74 mm. circa 1929
70 [Group at Matopos Hills]. 120 x 73 mm. circa 1929
71 Bulawayo picnic. 75 x 52 mm. A group of people in the Matopos Hills. circa 1929
72 N. Rhodesia. 74 x 112 mm. 'Tony Gladstone with Dist. Engineer.'. circa 1930
73 [Group in N. Rhodesia]. 133 x 76 mm. Frederick Tymms on a road with a car and five other people, probably in Northern Rhodesia. circa 1930
74 [Bridge]. 77 x 52 mm. A car crossing a wooden bridge over a river, probably in Northern Rhodesia. circa 1930
75 [Cave]. 52 x 78 mm. Probably in Northern Rhodesia. circa 1930
76 [Victoria Falls]. 111 x 148 mm. circa 1929
77 The Zambezi Gorge. 122 x 75 mm. circa 1930
78 [N. Rhodesian orange farm]. 78 x 54 mm. Four people picking oranges. circa 1930
79 N. Rhodesia. Orange farm. 78 x 54 mm. Four people in an orange grove. circa 1930
80 [N. Rhodesian orange farm]. 77 x 53 mm. A group of Africans in an orange grove. circa 1930
81 [African woman and baby]. 52 x 79 mm. circa 1930
82 [Countryside]. 91 x 75 mm. A country scene, probably in Northern Rhodesia. circa 1930
83 [Countryside]. 100 x 75 mm. A country scene, probably in Northern Rhodesia. circa 1930
84 [Woman with donkey]. 78 x 54 mm. circa 1930
85 [Group with donkey]. 76 x 54 mm. circa 1930
86 [Group with donkey]. 77 X 53 mm. circa 1930
87 Termite nest. 92 x 143 mm. The photograph is captioned 'Abercorn [Mbala] to Kalambo Falls'. circa 1930
88 [Waterfall]. 53 x 76 mm. Probably at the Kalambo Falls. circa 1930
89 Kalambo Falls. Tanganyika. 78 x 55 mm. circa 1930
90 [Tanganyika]. 52 x 77 mm. A view of hills, possibly near the Kalambo Falls. circa 1930
91 Kalambo Falls. Tanganyika. 80 x 51 mm. circa 1930
92 Kalambo Falls. Tanganyika. 76 x 122 mm. circa 1930
93 Kalambo Falls. Tanganyika. 76 x 124 mm. circa 1930
94 Lake Tanganyika. 123 x 75 mm. Two men on the shore. circa 1930
95 Lake Tanganyika. 76 x 52 mm. circa 1930
96 Lake Tanganyika. 123 x 73 mm. A group of men on the shore. circa 1930
97 [Boat on water]. 121 x 76 mm. circa 1930
98 [Man and woman on steps]. 121 x 73. circa 1930
99 [Man with deer]. 122 x 74 mm. circa 1931
100 [Rock formation in East Africa]. 122 x 74 mm. circa 1930
101 [East African countryside]. 123 x 75 mm. circa 1930
102 [East African coastline]. 122 x 75 mm. A view of a coastline, with a boat full of people in the foreground. circa 1930
103 [East African countryside]. 78 x 50 mm. circa 1930
104 [East African countryside]. 61 x 50 mm. A view of the countryside, with the coastline in the background. circa 1930
105 [Man and woman]. 76 x 53 mm. circa 1930
106 [Ship at L. Kioga]. 77 x 54 mm. 1930
107 [East African countryside]. 78 x 52 mm. 1930
108 [East African countryside]. 75 x 53 mm. An aerial view of the countryside. 1930
109 [Cricket match in East Africa]. 75 x 54 mm. 1930
110 [East African countryside]. 77 x 52 mm. An aerial view of the countryside. 1930
111 [East African countryside]. 75 x 53 mm. An aerial view of the countryside. 1930
112 Avro 5. 76 x 54 mm. A group of people standing next to a plane. 1930-circa 1930
113 [Rift Valley]. 78 x 53 mm. The top of a mountain, probably in the Rift Valley. 1930
114 Rift Valley. 77 x 43 mm. The top of a mountain. 1930
115 Kilimanjaro. 172 x 123 mm. The photograph is inscribed 'Copyright "The Lens" Ltd Nairobi'. circa 1930
116 [Building at Zanzibar]. 54 x 76 mm. The exterior of a building, probably at Zanzibar. 1930
117 [Building at Zanzibar]. 77 x 53 mm. 1930
118 [Kilimanjaro]. 98 x 59 mm. People on a plain, with a mountain, probably Kilimanjaro, in the background. 1930
119 [Building at Zanzibar]. 76 x 55 mm. 1930
120 [Four people at Zanzibar]. 76 x 52 mm. 1930
121 [Building at Zanzibar]. 77 x 52 mm. 1930
122 [Four people at Zanzibar]. 76 x 53 mm. 1930
123 [Expanse of water]. 76 x 54 mm. A view from a plane, probably over Zanzibar. 1930
124 [Doorway]. 54 x 76 mm. An doorway in a building, probably in Zanzibar. 1930
125 [Crowd and plane]. 77 x 49 mm. A group of people standing in front of a plane, possibly in Zanzibar. 1930
126 [Five Africans]. 77 x 54 mm. Possibly photographed in Zanzibar. 1930
127 Baobab tree. 78 x 53 mm. 1930
128 [East African countryside]. 79 x 51 mm. 1930
129 [Aerial view of hills]. 78 x 51 mm. 1930
130 [Path lined with trees]. 52 x 78 mm. 1930
131 [East African countryside]. 78 x 52 mm. 1930
132 [Boat on water]. 77 x 52 mm. 1930
133 [Boat on water]. 77 x 53 mm. 1930
134 [Trees]. 53 x 79 mm. 1930
135 [Tymms on horse at Merowe]. 78 x 52 mm. 1930
136 [Palm trees at Merowe]. 76 x 53 mm. 1930
137 [Three men at Merowe]. 76 x 54 mm. 1930
138 [Three people at Merowe]. 53 x 77 mm. 1930
139 [Horse riders at Merowe]. 76 x 52 mm. 1930
140 [Three people at Merowe]. 78 x 54 mm. 1930
141 [Shoreline at Merowe]. 76 x 56 mm. 1930
142 [Ram statue at Merowe]. 77 x 52 mm. 1930
143 [Building at Merowe]. 77 x 53 mm. 1930
144 [Four Africans at Merowe]. 77 x 52 mm. 1930
145 [Africans at Merowe]. 77 x 54 mm. 1930
146 [African men at Merowe]. 78 x 54 mm. 1930
147 R. Nile. Uganda. 77 x 54 mm. circa 1930
148 R. Nile. Uganda. 76 x 54 mm. circa 1930
149 R. Nile. Uganda. 76 x 53 mm. circa 1930
150 R. Nile. Uganda. 77 x 55 mm. circa 1930
151 R. Nile. Uganda. 76 x 54 mm. circa 1930
152 Avro 5. Khartoum to Merowe. 76 x 54 mm. A view of part of a plane. circa 1930
153 Avro 5. Khartoum to Merowe. 76 x 54 mm. A view of part of a plane. circa 1930
154 Avro 5. Khartoum to Merowe. 76 x 54 mm. A view of part of a plane. circa 1930
155 [East African coast]. 79 x 54 mm. Two buildings on the coast, possibly in Sudan. circa 1930
156 [River]. 78 x 55 mm. Possibly in Sudan. circa 1930
157 [Sands]. 78 x 52 mm. Possibly in Sudan. circa 1930
158 Flash flood. N. Rhodesia. 123 x 75 mm. circa 1930
159 Mpika. 122 x 74 mm. A group of Africans pulling a cart. circa 1930
160 [Man and woman in N. Rhodesia]. 75 x 53 mm. A man and woman standing outside a building. circa 1930
161 [Man in N. Rhodesian countryside]. 76 x 53 mm. circa 1930
162 [Camp in N. Rhodesia]. 77 x 52 mm. Three men in wooded terrain. circa 1930
163 [Africans in N. Rhodesia]. 124 x 76 mm. circa 1930
164 [Crashed car in N. Rhodesia]. 133 x 78 mm. Frederick Tymms and two men with a car. The photograph is captioned 'I did this! F.T.'. circa 1930
165 [Man and woman in N. Rhodesia]. 78 x 132 mm. A woman and a man seated on a wall. circa 1930

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