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1. Main Road, Zanzibar, 1925
A collection of monochrome postcards of Zanzibar scenes, possibly published by A.C. Gomes and Sons.
1. Strip Cropping Sentema Prison Farm Buganda, 1940 - 1949
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Alternate strips of cultivation and fallow land under elephant grass can be seen. This method is most effective both for soil conservation and as an ante-erosion measure on hillsides'.
1. Suez. - The Docks. - LL, 1900
Booklet entitled 'Suez' containing 12 detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez, the Canal and Port Said. Published by 'Lévy Fils et Cie, Paris'. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.
1. Tanganyika Territory [i.e. Tanzania]. Drying sisal fibre on a plantation, in the Tanga District, 1924
The caption on the reverse continues 'Sisal fibre is produced from the plant Agave sisalana and is used mainly for the manufacture of rope and binder twine. In 1923 it was the premier export crop of Tanganyika and this export was valued at £367,228'.
1.Boehmeria nivia - Rhea or Chinese grass. 2. Ricinus communis - Castor oil or Palma Christi, 1906
200 x 150 mm.
1st Ankole Guides (Boarding School, 1928-30), 1928 - 1930
A collection of 18 glass slides and 38 photographs. The slides were used by Hogbin to illustrate talks on her work when on furlough (leave of absence), and their captions were provided by her niece. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.
1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders at Wadi Halfa, 1898
169 x 113 mm. A view showing a unit of Camerons on parade in a barrack square at Wadi Halfa.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
81 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman. In fact they were not to see action that day. At midday a bombardment of Omdurman was commenced and the rest of the day was spent making preparations for the expected Dervish attack the following dawn.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
164 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
81 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
153 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
153 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
153 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman.
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards awaiting the Dervish attack, 1898-09-01
153 x 83 mm. Showing lines of men seated on the ground awaiting the start of the Battle of Omdurman.
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, parading at Cairo, 1898-07 - 1898-08
161 x 101 mm. A blurred print. A view showing a group of Grenadier guards on the Parade Ground. After the success of the Battle of the Atbara, the army moved northwards to summer quarters. During the months of July and August they were reinforced by a brigade formed from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, the Lancashire Fusiliers and other units. On August 24 this strengthened army of over 22,000 men moved southwards to start the second phase of the campaign.
1st K.R.R.C. Cairo
1st stage of removing the rock, 1934-10
65 x 40 mm.
2. A good holding, 1940 - 1949
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'A path can be seen running through a neat lawn up to the house and in the foreground some well cultivated land'.
2. A primitive method of fire making. Uganda, 1924
The caption on the reverse reads: '2. Rubbing dried sticks together to make a fire in the area where matches are not commonly found'.
2. Arab out-riders, Zanzibar, 1925
A collection of monochrome postcards of Zanzibar scenes, possibly published by A.C. Gomes and Sons.
2. Gold Coast Police Band, 1947 - 1957
160x105mm. Performing in the open air.
2. Stripping the bark from the 'bark-cloth' tree. Uganda, 1924
The caption on the reverse reads: '2. The bark is stripped from the tree and hammered out with wooden mallets. Before the introduction of cotton cloths, bark-cloth was generally worn, but is now used on ceremonial occasions, and for clothing amongst the poorer classes'.
2. Stripping the bark from the 'bark-cloth' tree. Uganda, 1924
The caption on the reverse reads: '2. The bark is stripped from the tree and hammered out with wooden mallets. Before the introduction of cotton cloths, bark-cloth was generally worn, but is now used on ceremonial occasions, and for clothing amongst the poorer classes'. The copyright statement reads: 'Copyright Uganda Government. Series I. Printed in England. Raphael Tuck and Sons, Ltd. London'.
2. Suez. - The Customs Quay. - LL, 1900
Booklet entitled 'Suez' containing 12 detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez, the Canal and Port Said. Published by 'Lévy Fils et Cie, Paris'. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.
2. Tanganyika Territory [i.e. Tanzania]. Group of Ikoma natives, 1924
The caption on the reverse continues 'The group shows a representative type of native of Central Africa'.