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Photographs of the East African Campaign 1915-16

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468V

Scope and Contents

Collection of twenty-nine 60 x 60 mm modern copy negatives (no prints) selected from an album compiled by J.H. Furniss R.A.F (also the photographer). The material relates to air and naval activity against the German battleship ‘Konigsberg’ in Zanzibar and German East Africa during 1915-16, with other general scenes from the German East Africa Campaign. Copy negatives made by John Falconer, May 1985.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Conditions Governing Use

good condition

Extent

29 item(s) (29 images)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Loaned by Brian Furniss, County Planning Officer, Gloucester.

General

This collection level description was entered by WS and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Date information

DateText: The negatives are modern copies of images taken between 1915 and 1916..

Originator(s)

Falconer, John, b 1951, Curator of photographs, British Library

Includes index.
Date
2006-08-21 09:57:41+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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