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RCS contains:
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Y3011XX Sir Raynor Arthur Collection
Y3011Z Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford, Group Photograph, 1926
Y3011ZZ F.G. Banks photographs
Y3016A Young collection on Gibraltar 1885
Y3016B Gibraltar from end of Old [mistitled] Mole. c.1880
Y3016C Photographs of Gibraltar, circa 1895
Y3016D Photographs of Gibraltar, circa 1935
Y3016E Photographs of Gibraltar, circa 1965
Y3016F Aerial photographs of Gibraltar, (?) 1930s
Y3016G Group outside Gibraltar Cathedral, January 1931
Y3016H [Gibraltar aerial view]
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Photographs of Gibraltar, circa 1895

Title Photographs of Gibraltar, circa 1895
Reference GBR/0115/Y3016C
Creator Unknown
Covering Dates circa 1895
Extent and Medium 9 images in 1 file; Generally in good condition.
Repository Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library
Content and context

Photographer(s) unknown.

A collection of loose prints measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm. Several prints are captioned on the photograph, the remaining ones have pencilled captions on the reverse. Plates 3 and 5 have the photographer's name on the front of the print, but this has been defaced with black ink, rendering it illegible. Plates 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 have the name G. Dantez pencilled on the reverse which may be the photographer's signature.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Photographs of Gibraltar, circa 1895, Y3016C

Further information

Indexed

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

This collection is available on microfiche: Middle East, fiche number 3.

Index Terms
Europe
Gibraltar
United Kingdom
RCS/Y3016C contains:
1 [Gibraltar]. 207 x 161 mm. A view from north of the town looking towards the sheer northern face of the rock. The old Moorish Castle can be seen at the right hand side of the print.
Good condition, but print disfigured with inked instructions for cropping..
2 Europa Point, Gibraltar. 205 x 155 mm. Showing the cliffs and lighthouse at Europa Point, the southernmost tip of the Peninsula.
Good condition, but print disfigured with inked cropping instructions at edges..
3 [Gibraltar from Alemedia i.e. Alameda]. 202 x 132 mm. A view looking out over the harbour from the Saluting Battery with rows of cannons in the foreground.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..
4 Gib. [i.e. Gibraltar] 'The Alameda'. 205 x 156 mm. Showing the entrance to the Alameda Gardens.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..
5 Gibraltar. 200 x 132 mm. A view looking over rooftops of the town of Gibraltar towards the rocky hillside beyond.
Good condition, apart from a few bends..
6 Vegetable Seller, Gibraltar. 203 x 156 mm. Showing a vegetable seller and his laden donkey posing for the camera.
Good condition, apart from some fading..
7 Vegetable seller. 203 x 151 mm. Showing a woman posing beside her laden donkey, with three figures standing in the background.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..
8 Charcoal seller, Gibraltar. 204 x 156 mm. Showing a charcoal seller beside his laden donkey and holding a pair of scales.
Fair condition, some fading..
9 Queen's Birthday. The Governor of Algeciras and the Governor of Gibraltar going to review. 203 x 155 mm. Showing the two governors on horseback leading a military parade through the streets of Gibraltar. The year of this review has not been established, but the Governor is General Sir Robert Biddulph who occupied the position from 1893-1900. The Spanish Governor is possibly SeƱor Dom Tomas Bouza Cebreiro.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

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