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Archbishop Makarios' Press Conference after signing the London agreements, 1959-02
Behind the Archbishop is Abbot Chrystostomos of Kykko, to whose right are Spyros Kyprianou and Bishop Anthimos of Kitium.
Archbishop Makarios' Press Conference after signing the London agreements, 1959-02
Behind the Archbishop is Abbot Chrystostomos of Kykko, to whose right are Spyros Kyprianou and Bishop Anthimos of Kitium.
[Delegation of Nigerian chiefs to London, July 1913], 1913-07
[Delegation of Nigerian chiefs to London, July 1913], 1913-07
147 x 107 mm. Showing the group of chiefs seen in Y3043O/20 gathered around the tea tables set out on the terrace of the House of Commons. Mrs. Wason stands in the centre of the group.
Diary, 1928-01-01 - 1928-12-31
Prominent subjects include Bell’s social life, interests and personal affairs; the purchase of a plot of land at Cannes and the construction of a villa; the completion of his book ‘Foreign Colonial Administration in the Far East’; the writing of his memoirs; attendance at the Union Coloniale Française on behalf of the government; the publication of letters in the press concerning the treatment of captive orang-utans and the education of Africans; and European travels (circa 80 sheets).
Drinking fountain : Regents Park [London], 1909
Half-plate. [View among the chestnut trees of people out walking and young people gathered round the fountain].
E.E. Pretty being invested with the insignia of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei, 1st Class [Grosvenor House, London, 1966], 1966
159 x 208 mm. Showing an officer about to place the insignia around the neck of Eric Ernest Faulk Pretty (1891-1967). Pretty joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1914 and was British Resident in Brunei from 1948-1951. After retirement he was Agent in the U.K. for the Government of Brunei from 1957 until death.
Federation of Malaya Police Contingent for the Coronation, London, 1953, 1953
210 x 157 mm. Group photograph of the police officers. Identified on the reverse of the print are: Inspector Tun HAMZAH; Chief Inspector Arjan SINGH; Assistant Superintendent Lim Swee TENG; Deputy Superintendent Wan ABDULRAHMAN; Senior Assistant Commissioner Thomas Quartus GAFFIKIN 91907-), officer commanding contingent; Assistant Superintendent HILLIER; Lieutenant CHARLTON; Special Constabulary Inspector Abdul WAHAB; Sergeant Mohamed ZAIN.
[Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917)], 1960 - 1990
196 x 146 mm. Photograph of the portrait bust of Frederick Selous in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. Selous was a hunter and naturalist of international repute and served as guide and intelligence officer to the pioneer column which founded Southern Rhodesia in 1890. Photographer unknown.
Going to the City on May 17th [i.e. 7th] 1906 on our return from India, 1906-05-17
Head of Eros, British Museum
160 x 206 mm. A view showing a carved stone head of Eros.
House purchase society for Ceylonese in Britain, 1964, 1964
203 x 157 mm. Showing a meeting of the newly formed Nivasa Housing Society at the Ceylon Tea Centre, London.
H.P. Walker receiving the Honorary Pingat Pangkuan Negara from Tuanku Abdul Rahman, London, June 1968, 1968-06
206 x 152 mm. Showing the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1903-) shaking hands with Henry Philip Walker who had served as doorman at Malaysia House for 30 years. The investiture took place in the office of the Malaysian High Commission in London.
In Regents Park, 1909
Half-plate (landscape format). [Five young people and a child looking the camera].
June 1911 Cape Regiments Lord Roberts inspecting S.A. [South African] Contingent in London, 1960 - 1980
127 x 86 mm. Showing Field Marshall Earl Roberts inspecting troops from various South African units at the Duke of York's School, London. These troops formed some of the many contingents which came to London for the Coronation procession of King George V. A number of different annotations appear on the reverse including one which may identify some of those pictured. Photograph by Gale and Polden, Aldershot.
London, 5 February 1912 : Royal carriage procession, 1912-02-05
London, 5 February 1912 : Royal carriage procession, 1912-02-05
Major events, 1939 - 1968
This collection illustrates the experience of the RCS during the Second World War. It also documents the festival held to mark the completion of the post-war restoration of the headquarters in 1957 and the celebrations organised for the society's centenary in 1968.
Midnight signing of Malaysian Agreement, Marlborough House, London, May 1957, 1957-05
202 x 149 mm. Showing Tuanku Abdul Rahman announcing the Malayan Independence Agreement to fellow delegates in the conference room at Marlborough House. To Abdul Rahmans right are (Lord) Duncan-Sandys and Harold Macmillan.
Non-Malayan photographs, 1927 - 1969
Contains loose prints, some mounted, of events outside Malay but relating to it - visits of Malayan notables to the U.K., trade exhibitions, gatherings of the British Association of Malaysia and other events.
Other events, 1889 - 1990
A series of photographs documenting events hosted by the society or in which it was involved, often in cooperation with the Joint Commonwealth Society's Council.
Our arrival in London, May 8th 1906, 1906-05-08
[Postcard], 1908
279 x 89 mm. A panoramic view of the Court of Honour from Congress Hall, Franco-British Exhibition, London.
Professor Abdus Salam, Pakistani scientist, teaching in London, 1964, 1964
157 x 204 mm. Showing Professor Salam writing on a blackboard. Professor Salam (born 1926), a scientist of international repute, was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College in 1956.
Sultan Alaidin of Selangor and group, London, 1936, 1936
248 x 195 mm. Group photograph taken during the reception given for Sir Alaidin SULAIMAN ibni Al-Marham Raja MUDA MUSA (1865-1938), Sultan of Selangor 1896-1938, after his investiture of the K.C.V.O. (Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order). At the left is his eldest son Tuanku Musa EDDIN, and at the right Sir Frank SWETTENHAM (1850-1946). Other figures unidentified.