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Trousdell Southern Nigeria Photographs, 1905-7
Turnbull Collection on Tanganyika 1958-1962
Two views of Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1880
Collection comprising albumen prints mounted on card, measuring approximately 235 x 190mm, with handwritten captions beneath the prints. They originally appear to have been mounted in an album from which they have been extracted. Photographer unknown.
Tymms collection on civil aviation
Papers, photographs and cinefilms from Tymms' life and his work in civil aviation.
Udaipur
Uganda (Architectural features)
Collection of images of government buildings, His Majesty's High Court and cathedrals in Uganda. The collection was given to the RCS library by the Central Office of Information, therefore, presumably, they were also the photographer.
Uganda letters of Lucy Clare Latham
Seventeen manuscript letters from Uganda sent mostly to Miss Diana Hartley, 1950-1959. The letters include the day and month, but not the year that they were written. This has been added when it is indicated by a postmark or internal evidence. The letters are accompanied by a photocopy of an appreciation written on Latham's retirement in 1959.
Uganda Mission history
Uganda National Parks: research material gathered by Lee Alexander Risby
Administrative papers, interview transcripts, official publications, maps, photographs and slides relating to the history of Ugandan national parks and Queen Elizabeth II Park in particular. Collected while writing the Cambridge PhD thesis, 'Defining landscapes, power and participation : an examination of a national park planning process for Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda' (Department of Geography, 2002, PhD 25995).
Ugandan envoys to England
Ugandan Independence
Fourteen captioned 152 x 103 mm. colour photographs taken by Michael Lee illustrating celebrations held in Kampala to mark Uganda's independence. They include views of the procession, independence shields, Makerere College, Kampala City Hall, and the ceremony at Kololo stadium attended by the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
Under many flags: my pilgrimage
An account of a journey undertook in 1953-1954 to Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Manila, North Borneo, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and the U.S.A. The volumes are undated, but the last entry in the epilogue is dated 1957.
Unveiling of the Halifax Memorial Tower, 1912
Upper Burmah [i.e. Myanmar] Expeditionary Force, 1886-87
Vailima from the air
156 x 110 mm. Photographer unknown. An aerial view of the former home of Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa.
Victorian railways
An album containing sixteen watercolours, comprising of a title-page (which continues: 'Chief Mechanical Engineer's Branch. Principal types of rollingstock. Scale 1/8 inch = 1 foot') and sixteen pages of lithographed plans and elevations showing various types of carriages and locomotives in use on the Victorian Railway System. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief text giving measurement, number of each model built and other technical specifications.
Victorian scenery
Album of albumen prints, each photograph is mounted on a card with letterpress description on the back, headed 'Views of Victoria (general series)', though the front cover of the album is lettered 'Victorian scenery.' The state Library of Victoria contains a copy of 'Views of Victoria 1877-1879', which contains 60 photographs. This RCS collection, though numbered up to 37, has five gaps (15, 16, 19, 27, 34).
View of Fort Jameson, north-eastern Rhodesia
A panoramic view composed of two prints measuring 458 x 183 mm. Photographer unknown, possibly R.A. Lanham. The view, taken from a small rise, looks across a park towards the town with the fort at the left of the photographs, and wooden hills in the distance. Fort Jameson, situated near the Nyasaland border, was made the headquarters of the British South Africa Company's north-east Rhodesia administration in 1899.
View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s
An albumen print, mounted on card, measuring 206 x 138 mm, captioned 'St Helena' on the mount. The view looks down from the steep hillside at the summit on which the barracks were built, and shows the buildings lining Main Street which leads into the Grand Parade. At the edge of the Parade is St James' Church, with the Castle on the further side. The Esplanade, with the Harbour beyond, is at the left of the print.
Views at the Marble Rocks, Jubbulpoore [i.e. Jabalpur], 1860s
A collection of loose prints mounted on stout card with handwritten captions beneath. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.
Views in Australia, Egypt, Aden, Asia and other places chiefly circa 1908-1915
Views in Bombay
A collection of loose prints by Raja Deen Dayal (plate 7), Bourne and Shepherd (plate 13) and others unknown. The prints, mainly measuring approximately 270 x 205 mm, show Bombay scenes. Some of the prints are captioned. Captions composed for this catalogue are enclosed in square brackets.
Views in Cape Town
A collection of loose snapshots measuring approximately 100 x 80 mm. with handwritten captions on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Photographs by Henry Rudland.
Views in Cape Town and Vicinity, 1857-1879
Views in Cape Town, circa 1902
A collection of loose prints, most measuring approximately 100 x 75 mm, with handwritten captions and the signature 'Photo by P.G. Scott' on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The prints show views of streets and buildings in Cape Town with a number of photographs of exhibits in the South African Museum (22-28) and three prints of Durban and East London (29-31).