| Title |
Ascension, West Africa, New Zealand, etc |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3011III |
| Creator |
Unknown |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1850-circa 1900 (Numbers 109–113 appear to be later than the remainder and date from circa 1914.) |
| Extent and Medium |
113 images in 1 album; The covers of the album are missing, but most of the photographs are in reasonably good condition. Numbers 109-113 are loose. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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There is no indication of the photographer or collector (many of the photographs are professional). The name W. Hodder is stamped on the backs of 112 and 113, but it is not certain that they belong with the album, whose contents is much older, and the name has not been traced in any records. It is possible that the owner was a naval surgeon.
Occupation of owner: There are a few clues; some naval scenes (13, 77) and views at places of naval relevance such as Sheerness, Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth, as well as Ascension, which was of course solely a naval station until 1922. The possibility that he was a medical man is derived from 71, Surgeon's Quarters, Chatham, and from the fact that he had a photograph of a memorial to doctors (69).
A collection including scenes from Ascension, Canary Islands, Madeira, Egypt, Brazil, New Zealand, Japan, Senegambia, Sierra Leone, the U.K., Gibraltar and Norway. The arrangement is a random one, but is seems likely that the left-hand photographs, one of Norway, the remainder definitely or probably New Zealand, were inserted later than those on the right. 108-113 are loose prints. The following is a list of the locations:
New Zealand: 1, 12, 14, 16, 18
Possibly New Zealand: 3, 7, 9, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 40, 42
Gibraltar: 92
Canary Islands: 4, 6, 11, 64
Madeira: 5, 47-50, 53-54, 56-57, 59-60, 73
Ascension: 8, 10, 24, 26, 31-34, 72, 76, 98-99
Sierra Leone: 43-45, 78-82, 84-89, 91, 93, 105
French West Africa: 83, 100-104, 106-107
Gambia: 94-95
Egypt: 2, 39, 41
United Kingdom: 58, 65-68, 70-71, 74-75, 77, 96-97, 108
France (?): 69
Norway: 46
Brazil: 19-20, 22, 35-38, 51-52, 55, 61-63, 90
Japan: 17
Miscellaneous: 13, 15, 28, 29, 109-113.
Recovered from Boyle House, Hove, when the Royal Commonwealth Society's Sussex Branch was dissolved in 1971.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Ascension, West Africa, New Zealand, etc, Y3011III |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Asia |
| Brazil |
| British Isles |
| Canary Islands |
| Egypt |
| Europe |
| Gambia |
| Gibraltar |
| Japan |
| Madeira |
| New Zealand |
| Norway |
| Oceania |
| Portugal |
| Saint Helena |
| Senegal |
| Sierra Leone |
| South America |
| Spain |
| United Kingdom |
| RCS/Y3011III contains: |
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1
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[Rotorua thermal region, North Island, New Zealand]. 185 x 135 mm. Oval.
Fair condition.. |
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2
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N: 611 Les trois pyramides de Giseh, Caire. 280 x 223 mm. A professional photograph bearing a caption in French and the name 'H Arnoux' which possibly relates to the photographer. The album page bears the caption 'The pyramids'.
Overall fading, otherwise fair condition.. |
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3
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[Scrubland with snow-covered mountains in background].
Fair condition.. |
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4
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A street in Canary. 215 x 162 mm. Good condition.
Good condition.. |
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5
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Madeira. 104 x 295 mm. A street scene in Funchal with carros (sleds).
Fair condition.. |
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6
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Canary. 210 x 160 mm. A landscape.
Poor condition, with yellowing edges.. |
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7
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[Timber building in rock-strewn valley]. 205 x 116 mm. Possibly New Zealand.
Fair condition.. |
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8
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Wide awake Fair, Ascension. 197 x 149 mm. With terns.
Fair condition, but edges marked.. |
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9
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[Landscape looking over river]. 185 x 149 mm. With forest and snowy mountains in background; possibly New Zealand.
Good condition.. |
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10
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Wide awake Fair, Ascension. 100 x 150 mm. With terns.
Poor condition, with yellow flecking.. |
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11
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Canary. 210 x 154 mm. A street scene in Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
Good condition.. |
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12
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[Portrait of Maori woman]. 140 x 197 mm.
Creator: Iles, -, fl 1870-1929, photographer.
Condition reasonable, but with some spotting.. |
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13
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Luncheon HMS 'Wye'. 203 x 150 mm. HMS Wye was an iron screw storeship, purchased by the Royal Navy in 1873 and sold for breaking up in 1906.
Faded and spotted.. |
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14
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[Portrait of two young Maori women]. 142 x 198 mm.
Creator: Iles, -, fl 1870-1929, photographer. |
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15
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'Kaiser i Hind'. 280 x 215 mm. In harbour, location unknown. This ship was a barque-rigged iron screw steamer (i.e. a steamer rigged like a small sailing ship), built 1878 and owned by Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. The largest vessel in the Peninsular and Oriental fleet at this time, she had accommodation for 176 first and 64 second class passengers, and was normally employed in the Bombay service, although she also made voyages, as cargo demands warranted, from London via Southampton to Suez, Point de Galle, King George's Sound, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. She was broken up in 1898.
Fair condition.. |
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16
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[Maori woman]. 140 x 200 mm.
Creator: Iles, -, fl 1870-1929, photographer. |
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17
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Naraya's Hotel, Miyanoshita. 277 x 211 mm. Europeans and Japanese posed outside the building.
Fair condition, some spotting.. |
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18
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[Portrait of Maori woman]. 140 x 197 mm. |
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19
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Brazil. 100 x 168 mm. Palm tree in botanic garden.
Good condition.. |
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20
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Les Palmiers au Brésil. 115 x 180 mm. Postcard showing seven varieties of Brazilian palm trees. The types of palm tree are also noted on the front of the postcard as follows:. 'No 1 Areca catechu No 2 Latania rubra No 3 Cocos nucifera No 4 Attalea No 5 Martinezia lindeniana No 6 Diplolhemium littorale No 7 Cycas revoluta'.
Good condition.. |
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21
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[Harbour scene]. 213 x 162 mm. Oval. Possibly Rio de Janeiro.
Good condition.. |
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22
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Rio de Janeiro a Vol d'Oiseau. 350 x 173 mm. View over Rio de Janeiro towards harbour.
Creator: Ferrer, Marc.
Good condition, some fading.. |
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23
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[Scrub-covered river valley with snowy mountains in background]. 183 x 132 mm. Possibly New Zealand.
Good condition.. |
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24
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Ascension. 207 x 155 mm. The road leading up to the Red Lion, formerly the Marine barracks.
Good condition.. |
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25
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[Landscape with bullock-cart]. 173 x 126 mm. Oval. Possibly New Zealand.
Some fading, otherwise good condition.. |
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26
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Ascension. 205 x 155 mm. View looking down over the Red Lion.
Fair condition.. |
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27
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[Ferns and other vegetation]. 182 x 131 mm. Possibly New Zealand.
Fair condition.. |
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28
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[Living room interior]. 249 x 145 mm. Possibly on Ascension.
Overall fading.. |
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29
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[Back gardens with parrot cages on dividing wall]. 155 x 114 mm. Location unknown.
Good condition.. |
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30
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[Vegetation]. 190 x 140 mm. Possibly New Zealand.
Fair condition.. |
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31
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Ascension. 148 x 103 mm. A view of a cottage verandah.
Badly faded.. |
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32
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Ascension. 150 x 100 mm. A general view of part of the island.
Badly faded.. |
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33
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[Cottage, Ascension]. 150 x 103 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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34
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[Cottage, Ascension]. 150 x 103 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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35
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Brazil. 140 x 203 mm. A view of the Botanic Garden, Rio de Janeiro.
Good condition.. |
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36
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Jardin Botanique allée des palmiers. 158 x 218 mm. Palm tree avenue in Botanic Garden, Rio de Janeiro.
Creator: Ferrer, Marc.
Good condition.. |
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37
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Waterfall Rio de Janeiro. 140 x 204 mm.
Good condition.. |
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38
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Hotel, Rio de Janeiro. 140 x 204 mm.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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39
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Egyptian women. 217 x 280 mm. A view of two Egyptian women.
Creator: Arnoux, Hippolyte, fl 1870s, photographer.
Good condition, some fading on edges.. |
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40
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[Wooded valley with timber buildings and water-powered cableway]. 182 x 132 mm. Possibly New Zealand.
Good condition.. |
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41
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Egyptian fellaheen [peasant]. 220 x 287 mm. Professional photograph.
Fair condition, with fading on edges.. |
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42
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[Wooded lakeside with two figures, hills in background]. 183 x 132 mm. Possibly New Zealand.
Good condition.. |
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43
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Sierra Leone. 173 x 127 mm. View of Freetown from the harbour.
Faded.. |
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44
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Native Village, Sierra Leone. 165 x 118 mm.
Faded.. |
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45
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Sierra Leone. 163 x 120 mm. A view of a street in Freetown.
Fair condition.. |
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46
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Trondhejm. 215 x 161 mm. A view over the town.
Creator: Knudsen, K, fl 1890-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, but overall spotting.. |
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47
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Madeira. 205 x 140 mm. A view of a carro (street sled usually drawn by bullocks) in Funchal.
Fair condition.. |
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48
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Madeira. 205 x 140 mm. A view of a street scene in Funchal with, what appears to be, a wedding party in sleds.
Good condition.. |
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49
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Madeira. 205 x 140 mm. A vineyard scene.
Good condition.. |
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50
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Madeira. 205 x 140 mm. A view of a public garden.
Overall fading.. |
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51
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Brazil near Rio [de Janeiro]. 205 x 140 mm. A view of hillside dwellings near Rio de Janeiro.
Good condition, some fading.. |
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52
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Near Rio [de Janeiro]. 205 x 140 mm. A coastal scene.
Good condition.. |
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53
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Madeira. 205 x 140 mm. A beach scene with boats.
Good condition.. |
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54
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Madeira. 205 x 140 mm. A view over Funchal from the east.
Good condition.. |
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55
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Rio de Janeiro. 205 x 140 mm. A view of a waterside terrace.
Fair condition, rather faded.. |
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56
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Madeira. 204 x 140 mm. A view of the Loo rock in Funchal harbour.
Fair condition.. |
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57
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[Ships in Funchal harbour, Madeira]. 205 x 135 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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58
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Sheerness. 278 x 185 mm. A view of the pier.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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59
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Madeira. 199 x 150 mm. A view of Funchal harbour from the west.
Good condition.. |
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60
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Madeira. 202 x 150 mm. A view over Funchal from the east.
Good condition.. |
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61
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Statue Don Pedro I. 114 x 182 mm. A view of the statue in Rio de Janeiro.
Good condition.. |
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62
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Rio de Janeiro de la rade. 180 x 115 mm. A View of Rio de Janeiro from the bay.
Fair condition.. |
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63
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Rio de Janeiro. 180 x 115 mm. A view of a bullock cart.
Fair condition.. |
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64
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Canary. 205 x 140 mm. A view of Las Palmas, Grand Canary.
Rather faded.. |
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65
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The Hoe, Plymouth. 203 x 138 mm.
Good condition, some fading at edges.. |
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66
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Minster Church, Isle of Sheppy [i.e. Sheppey]. 280 x 182 mm. In addition to the caption, the photograph is also marked 'Poulton's' possibly the photographer or studio.
Good condition.. |
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67
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Sheerness. 280 x 184 mm. A view of the seafront.
Good condition.. |
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68
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[Horse and trap with three figures]. 160 x 120 mm. In English (?) woodland setting.
Rather badly faded at edges.. |
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69
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[Memorial statue inscribed 'Aux Medecins et Pharmaciens']. 115 x 167 mm. A view of the memorial to the doctors and pharmacists who died in the 1873 influenza epidemic , location unknown.
Rather faded.. |
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70
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Cawdor Castle. 100 x 151 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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71
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Surgeon's quarters, Chatham. 155 x 104 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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72
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Ascension. 200 x 150 mm. A view of Georgetown.
Good condition.. |
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73
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Madeira. 150 x 200 mm. A view of the Loo Rock, Funchal.
Edges faded, otherwise good condition.. |
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74
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The Eddystone Lighthouse. 275 x 202 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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75
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Plymouth dockyard, with the 'Victory' at anchor. 275 x 202 mm. A view showing the 'Victory' at anchor. Although the photograph is captioned 'Plymouth' it is believed that this is, in fact, Portsmouth Harbour.
Fair condition.. |
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76
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Ascension. 205 x 152 mm. A view of the pier, Georgetown.
Fair condition.. |
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77
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HMS 'Northampton'. Sheerness. Children's party. 277 x 230 mm. HMS Northampton was a Nelson Class armoured cruiser, launched 1876, completed 1878, and sold 1905. She was the Flagship N.A. and W.I. Station until 1886 when she went in for a refit. After refit placed on reserve, but commissioned regularly to take part in manoeuvres until 1894, when she became a boy's training ship.
Fair condition, fading at upper edge.. |
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78
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Native woman. 110 x 167 mm. A view showing a native woman with baby in Sierra Leone.
Good condition.. |
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79
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Bride and Bridegroom. 114 x 156 mm. A view of a bridal couple in western dress, Sierra Leone.
Good condition.. |
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80
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Native dance. 112 x 157 mm. A view showing musicians and a dancer, Sierra Leone.
Fair condition.. |
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81
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Troops embarking. Sierra Leone. 168 x 118 mm. Troops of the West India Regiment embarking.
Poor condition.. |
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82
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West Coast Africa. 158 x 116 mm. A village scene.
Fair condition.. |
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83
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Gorée in Africa. 90 x 53 mm. A view in Senegal.
Badly faded.. |
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84
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[African woman]. 64 x 90 mm.
Good condition.. |
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85
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Governor landing. 165 x 122 mm. In Sierra Leone. The Cathedral can be seen in the background; the building on the right is probably the Old Secretariat and the view taken along Trelawny Street.
Poor condition.. |
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86
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Cathedral. 145 x 113 mm. A view of the cathedral in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Fair condition.. |
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87
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Outside the market. 145 x 110 mm. In Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Poor condition.. |
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88
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[West African village]. 174 x 116 mm.
Poor condition.. |
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89
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[Young African girl]. 122 x 165 mm.
Faded and marked.. |
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90
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Central palm avenue, Botanical Gardens, Rio [de Janeiro] Green. 107 x 156 mm.
Poor condition.. |
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91
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Sierra Leone. c. 496 x 193 mm. A panoramic view of Freetown looking out to sea from Mount Auriol.
Badly faded.. |
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92
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Gibraltar. 435 x 155 mm. A panoramic view.
Poor condition.. |
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93
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Sierra Leone. 323 x 117 mm overall. 2 juxtaposed prints of Freetown from the harbour.
Very faded.. |
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94
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Bathurst [i.e. Banjul], W Coast Africa. 160 x 123 mm. A view of the waterfront.
Overall fading.. |
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95
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Bathurst [i.e. Banjul]. 168 x 116 mm. A view of houses and huts.
Faded.. |
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96
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[Half-timbered and thatched cottage beside a windmill]. 165 x 120 mm. Location unknown.
Faded.. |
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97
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Cawdor. 165 x 122 mm. A view of a bridge and waterfall.
Very faded.. |
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98
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Ascension. 206 x 155 mm. A view of the garden at the Red Lion on Green Mountain.
Fair condition.. |
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99
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Ascension. 205 x 156 mm. A view of the terrace at the Red Lion.
Rather badly faded.. |
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100
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[Gorée, Senegal, French West Africa : market scene]. 158 x 122 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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101
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[Gorée, Senegal, French West Africa : waterfront view]. 163 x 123 mm.
Faded.. |
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102
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[Gorée : another market scene]. 168 x 115 mm.
Good condition.. |
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103
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[Gorée : street scene with camel]. 168 x 122 mm.
Fair condition.. |
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104
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Gorée. 165 x 123 mm. A view of the waterfront.
Fair condition.. |
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105
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Hammock carriers Sierra Leone. 167 x 114 mm. In Freetown.
Good condition.. |
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106
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[Group of Africans]. 163 x 123 mm. Location not indicated, but probably Gorée.
Faded.. |
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107
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French troops Senegambia (?). 160 x 122 mm. A view of troops on parade, probably in Gorée.
Fair condition.. |
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108
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Portsmouth, The Hard. 207 x 142 mm.
Good condition.. |
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109
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[Snapshot]. 70 x 103 mm. A view showing a man and two children, with a windmill in background.
Fair condition.. |
circa 1914 |
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110
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[Family group, somewhere in England]. 70 x 103 mm.
One corner torn, otherwise fair condition.. |
circa 1914 |
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111
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[British warships in line]. 158 x 115 mm. There is a copyright notice on the back marked 'V. Page'.
Fair condition, corners marked.. |
circa 1914 |
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112
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Coach rigged for litters. 105 x 152 mm. A view of a railway coach for troops. The back is stamped 'W. Hodder'.
Good condition, but some spotting.. |
circa 1914 |
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113
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A Snow Storm. A scene from the Train. Dec 1914. 152 x 105 mm. A view of snow-covered countryside. The back is stamped 'W. Hodder'.
Fair condition, some spotting.. |
Dec. 1914 |
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