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Views in Johannesburg
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055G
Scope and Contents
A collection of small postcards measuring 83 x 58 mm., captioned in letterpress on the reverse. Photographs by Art Co. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.
Dates:
1950
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Lourenço Marques [i.e. Maputo]
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468S
Scope and Contents
A collection of thirty-two loose prints, measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm. and mounted on card. The majority of which are captioned and signed by the photographer. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. Showing views in and around Lourenço Marques at the turn of the century, including street scenes, individual buildings and dances. At this period, the town was just starting the economic...
Dates:
1895 - 1908
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Melanesia
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309A
Scope and Contents
An album containing mounted prints, most measuring approximately 205 x 150 mm. Photographs by Bishop Henry Hutchinson Montgomery, Rev. Dr. Henry Welchman and Rev. Arthur Brittain. A handwritten key at the front of the album provides the captions used in the catalogue, which have been recorded as found. A passage from the preface of H.H. Montgomery’s ‘The light of Melanesia’ in which many of these photographs are used as illustrations, contains a note on the photographers:‘The...
Dates:
1892
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Melbourne and New Zealand
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B
Scope and Contents
A miscellaneous collection of photographs, of various sizes, mounted on card. Most prints are captioned; titles given to uncaptioned prints are in square brackets. There are also 42 numbered captions on card (some appearing to have been cut from the prints?), in an envelope kept with the collection. Photographs are by Charles Nettleton, Herbert Deveril and possibly William Meluish. The geographical locations break down thus:1-3 Views of Dunedin, c.1858-60, possibly by William...
Dates:
1858 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Nassau and its vicinity 1982
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071D
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints presented for use in the exhibition 'Commonwealth in Focus', but not included owing to the late date of receipt. All measure 250 x 200mm. A sheet of paper with a brief description attached to each photograph has been used as the basis of this list. Photographs by Bahamas News Bureau.
Dates:
1982
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Views in Newfoundland, 1899-1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061A
Scope and Contents
An album containing mounted prints, measuring approximately 200 x 150 mm. and with handwritten captions beneath the prints. An interesting collection, it shows scenes, industries and sports in Newfoundland around the turn of the century. The majority of the photographs appear, by comparison with pictures of a known date from printed sources, to have been taken nearer the earlier date assigned to the album. Prints which fall into the later category are plates 13, 19 and 53, taken in 1910,...
Dates:
1880 - 1911
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Ootacamund [i.e. Udagamandalam] and the Nilgiris
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022FF
Scope and Contents
A collection consisting of a panorama (5 joined prints) and loose prints, measuring approximately 280 x 210 mm. The prints are captioned (probably in Penn's hand) on the reverse. Prints 1 and 2 are also rubberstamped 'A.T.W. Penn, Reliance, Ootacamund'. This refers to the Reliance Auction and Commission Agency run by Penn in the early years of the twentieth century.
Dates:
1905
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Port Elizabeth
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059V
Scope and Contents
An album containing prints measuring approximately 190 x 130 mm without original captions. Most of the identifications were made with the aid of J.J. Redgrave's 'Port Elizabeth in bygone days,' (1947). Photographer unknown.
Dates:
1865 - 1878
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Port Elizabeth
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059N
Scope and Contents
Collection of loose prints measuring approximately 105 x 80 mm., with extensive typewritten captions on a separate sheet. The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation. The captions from the album have been removed, and the longer descriptive extracts taken from the typewritten sheet (dated April 10 1898) are inserted with the photographs.
Dates:
1897 - 1898
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Simon's Town [i.e. Simonstad]
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059S
Scope and Contents
A collection of views measuring approximately 215 x 155 mm, with pencilled captions on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and recorded as found. Photographs by T.D. Ravenscroft and others.
Dates:
1900
Conditions Governing Access:
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Cambridge University Library
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Views in South Africa and Mozambique, circa 1875-80
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305A
Scope and Contents
An album containing albumen prints of various sizes. The album shows views in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and a few from Mozambique. The majority of the images are briefly captioned; captions composed for untitled prints are enclosed in square brackets.
Dates:
1873 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in South Africa, circa 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305F
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints presented by government surveyor E.H.V. Melvill. 1-14 are platinum prints. Most measure approximately 200 x 150 mm, with pencilled captions on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation. Titles supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The photographer's stamp is imprinted in relief in the bottom...
Dates:
1899
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in the Bahamas. circa 1965
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071C
Scope and Contents
A collection of prints, mainly measuring approximately 255 x 205mm, with captions pasted to the reverse of the prints. The photographs are aimed at the tourist market and show places and sights in Nassau and San Salvador. Photographs by Roland Rose for the Bahamas News Burea, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and BOAC.
Dates:
1965
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in the Dutch East Indies (Java and Sumatra), 1880s-1890s
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30333A
Scope and Contents
Prints of various sizes, by various unknown photographers, captioned on the reverse. The prints show views in Batavia (Jakarta), Surabaya, Semerang and Padang. The photographs appear to have come from various sources, prints 1-15 being captioned in one hand, prints 16-24 in another.
Dates:
1880 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in The Gambia. 1945-51
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30447B
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose amateur photographs, mainly measuring approximately 165 x 115 mm, with typewritten captions on the reverse. Photographs by David P. Gamble (3-13) and C. Daryll Forde (1-2).
Dates:
1945 - 1951
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in the St. Andrew's Mountains, Jamaica. 1890s
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073A
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints measuring approximately 245 x 195 mm and with pencilled captions on the reverse. The prints show scenes in the mountains immediately north of Kingston. Photographed by J.W.C. Brennan (6 is stamped by Brennan on the reverse; it is assumed that the other prints are by him).
Dates:
1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in the Transvaal
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055B
Scope and Contents
A collection of prints mounted on thin card, most measuring approximately 190 x 140 mm., with printed captions beneath the photographs, apart from 17-23 which have no captions. 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 are divided into two sections, each with a card stating ‘Exposé [exhibited] par Mr Le Chevalier O. W. Forssman,’ thus:1-10 Vues rises dans le...
Dates:
1874 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in the West Indies (Trinidad, Dominica and Grenada), circa 1913
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307F
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints measuring approximately 125 x 75 mm, showing scenes in the West Indies. The photographs have handwritten captions on the reverse and are stamped for use as postcards. Photographs by Miss Mary F.A. Tench.
Dates:
1913
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views in Trinidad, circa 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3075A
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A collection of loose photographs measuring approximately 250 x 230 mm and captioned on the reverse in pencil. The captions have been reproduced as found. The photographs illustrate buildings and industries on the island.
Dates:
1890
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views of Achimota College circa 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448H
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs taken by the Ministry of Information West African Photographic Service, giving a comprehensive record of the varied aspects of the College's work. These pictures have been extensively reproduced in books and articles. As Dr. R.W. Stopford is shown as Principal, a post he held from 1941 to 1945, they must date from this period. The Library has three different groups of photographs drawn from this series, two of which form this collection:(A) 55, 260 x...
Dates:
1945
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views of Barbados
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3072D
Scope and Contents
Packet of '12 Real Photograph Snap-Shots' showing views of Barbados, British West Indies. The matt sepia photos measure 60 x 85mm each, and the captions are printed on the backs. Produced by Raphael Tuck and Sons ltd.
Dates:
1900 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views of Bathhurst [Banjul], The Gambia
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30447A
Scope and Contents
A collection of collodion-chloride prints, measuring 200 x 145 mm. These photographs, by the Lisk-Carew Brothers of Freetown, are captioned in pencil on the back and also numbered up to XX; numbers XIV, XV, XVI and XVIII are missing.
Dates:
1905 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views of Benares [i.e. Varanasi] from the riverside presented by the Maharaja of Benares
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022TT
Scope and Contents
A small album containing prints measuring approximately 95 x 70 mm. The album cover is stamped with the title in gold. Letterpress captions are pasted beneath the photographs. The prints show some of the ghats which line the Ganges riverfront as it flows through Benares.
Dates:
1920 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views of Bendigo
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087C
Scope and Contents
A commercially produced portfolio containing fifty-two mounted prints measuring approximately 180 x 125 mm., showing views in and around Bendigo and giving a detailed photographic coverage of the city and its suburbs. Each print is pasted to an elaborately printed mount with a decorative border, 'Views of Bendigo' and the print number at the top, and a title and explanatory key beneath the picture. Beneath each plate is also printed 'N.U. Claire Photo. Sandhurst' and 'Welch.Typo.' Some...
Dates:
1875
Conditions Governing Access:
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Views of Bharatpur and Deeg [i. e. Dig] 1885
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022K
Scope and Contents
An album of photographs by Lala Deen Diyal containing albumen prints of various sizes, most measuring either approximately 205 x 145 mm or 250 x 195 mm, with captions beneath prints and signed on the last page 'Deen Diyal Indore 20th August 1885'. The majority of the prints are initialled DD and have an individual number which is also annotated below on the album page. It is assumed this is the photographers’ own reference.Bharatpur and Deeg (Dig).This album gives a detailed...
Dates:
1880 - 1885
Conditions Governing Access:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library