Janus: Goepel Collection

RCS contains:
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Y301a9A	The North Bay, Cape Evans, 1911 [British Antarctic Expedition]
Y30214A-C	Albums by Francis Frith
Y30214D	The Holy Land [i.e. Palestine], Egypt, Constantinople [i.e. Istanbul], Athens, etc. etc. 1865
Y3021A	Photographs of Aden and the Protectorate of South Arabia
Y3021B	Sir Ralph Hone collection : South Arabia
Y3021C	Goepel Collection
Y30222A	Building work in Islamabad, Pakistan, 1960s
Y30222B	Scenes in Pakistan 1960s
Y30222C	Pakistan industrial scenes
Y30223A	Bangladesh photographs
Y3022A	Frith India Series Vol. I
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Goepel Collection

Title	Goepel Collection
Reference	GBR/0115/Y3021C
Creator	Goepel, John, b 1906
Covering Dates	1984 (Modern copies of photographs taken circa 1939. The typescript contains an introduction dated 11 February 1984.)
Extent and Medium	11 images in 1 folder; All the photographs are in good condition.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

John Goepel (b. 1906) attended Christ's College, Cambridge. He served for ten years in the Fiji Administrative Service and wrote a textbook on the Fijian language. In 1939 he was appointed Political Officer in the Aden Protectorate.

A collection of modern copies of photographs taken by John Goepel. The photographs have been inserted into Goepel's typescript 'Journeys in Arabia' which contains letters to his parents written during his time in Aden, April-November 1939. The typescript is stored at RCMS 67.

Presented by John Goepel, March 1986.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Goepel Collection, Y3021C

Further information

A description of the letters in the typescript can be found at RCMS 67. Indexed

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

Index Terms

Asia

Yemen

Goepel, John (b 1906)

RCS/Y3021C contains:

[Laden camels crossing barren sandy area]. 125 x 90 mm. Stuck on front cover.

[Laden camels approaching]. 105 x 60 mm.

[Bullocks dragging branches for building Naza Dam]. 105 x 65 mm.

The Naza Dam. 105 x 65 mm. Showing workers constructing a barrier.

Am Shuhur. 165 x 120 mm. Showing a granite-built stronghold on a hill-top.

Am Shuhur. 165 x 120 mm. Showing a distant view of a granite-built stronghold on a hill-top.

Tribesman of the Upper Audhali plateau. 120 x 165 mm.

Road building. 120 x 70 mm. Showing workers in the foreground.

Road building. 120 x 70 mm. A distant view of workers building a road.

[Lorry half-overturned and stuck in water]. 120 x 70 mm. Stuck on back cover.