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Aerial photographs of Cambridge and Blakeney Point, 1921 - 1922-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/CMR/254

Scope and Contents

Aerial photographs taken by Griffiths and Jones. Also included are their photographs of contemporary planes, and unknown ?airbases, possibly Duxford.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921 - 1922-09

Conditions Governing Access

See the Terms of Deposit for conditions of reproduction.

Biographical / Historical

The photographers Major J Clifford Griffiths and Sir Melvill Jones, both from The Wirral, were pioneers of aerial photography.

Clifford was in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War, and was tragically killed at Baginton Airport, Coventry on 20 October 1923 while testing a plane as Armstrong Whitworth’s Chief Test Pilot.

Extent

16 digital file(s) (16 jpeg images) : digital image

16 sheet(s)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by the photographer's great-nephew Alan Perry in February and March 2014.

Date information

DateText: Date has been estimated.

Originator(s)

Griffiths, Major Joseph Clifford and Sir Melvill Jones

Finding aid date

2014-04-03 11:32:51+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

Contact:
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
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