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British civilians interned by the Japanese in World War Two
Prepared by the Association of British Civilian Internees Far East Region. The volume is a full size replica of the original which was dedicated and placed in the Church of St Michael's Cornhill on 24 May 2009.
'British enterprise in the West Indies'
'British enterprise in the West Indies and British Honduras', 85 pages, apparently compiled from various official publications, with several original sketch maps. The document is neatly written and arranged, and is dated and signed 'J.N. Cooper, June 1884'. It may be a paper prepared for an activity of the Royal Colonial Institute. There are some accompanying press cuttings on the West Indies colonies.
British family, Perak, Xmas 1922
100 x 130 mm. Mounted photograph showing man, woman and small girl on garden seat. The child's ayah stands behind. Inscribed Xmas 1922. Photographers name on mount, J. Uchida, Taiping, Perak. Inscription on folder 'To Mossy with fondest love and best wishes for Xmas and the New Year. [Illegible] age 14 months.'
British Honduras legal manuscripts
Collection of extracts from legal records of British Honduras. Some are copies, others appear to be original documents in the writing of Frederick's father, William Alexander Parker, Chief Justice of British Honduras.
British Honduras manuscripts collected by F.H. Parker, Keeper of Records
Extracts from the archives, news cuttings and various original documents. They appear to have been compiled by Frederick Hardyman Parker, probably as research for a projected history of British Honduras. Some were likely collected by his father, William Alexander Parker, Chief Justice of British Honduras.
'British migration to Western Australia, 1829-50': PhD thesis
A Ph.D. thesis for the London School of Economics, University of London, 385 pages.
'British relations with the Spanish colonies': MA thesis
'British relations with the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean, 1713-39', a M.A. thesis for the University of London, 272 pages, with a map.
'Browne's expedition to the Zambezi, 1823'
'A narrative of the proceedings of a small party, sent by Captain Owen, of H.M.S. Leven, in July 1823, under the command of Lieut. C.W. Browne, R.N., to explore the course of the River Zambezi on the Eastern Coast of Africa', written by Antonio X. Jozi, an Angolan and one of the survivors of the party. This is an illustrated copy of Bosazza's annotated transcription of Jozi's work (25 pages).
Buchanan-Smith album of active service in World War I
Album of various sized prints, concerned with Sir Walter Buchanan-Smiths service with the Nigeria Regiment in the Cameroons (plates 1-8) and in German East Africa (plates 159-201). The captions are difficult to read as they are written on dark brown paper in black ink.
Buchanan-Smith glass plates of Nigeria and the Cameroons
A collection of uncaptioned glass plates relating to Buchanan-Smith's service in Nigeria, showing his official residence, duties and travel, and Nigeria’s people and landscape. Y3043ZZ/29 appears to be a Yoruba Oba (chief) from southern Nigeria. It may be possible to identify the images with reference to Buchanan-Smith's Nigerian photographs at Y3043U-Y.
Buchanan-Smith North Borneo [i.e. Sabah] photographs 1903-09
Album of prints, measuring 95 x 70 mm, presumably taken by Walter Buchanan-Smith during his service as a cadet under the British North Borneo Company. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation.
Buchanan-Smith views in the Seychelles
Album containing silver prints of various sizes. The photographs depict Buchanan-Smith's outward voyage to the Seychelles in 1939 and also views in the Seychelles, mainly of scenery but including Government House. Other photographs relate to official and social activities.
'Buddha's prediction': bound collection of material relating to Sri Lanka
Budo Educational Conference
Building work in Islamabad, Pakistan, 1960s
A collection of loose prints measuring 260 x 200 mm, with type-written captions pasted on the reverse. The prints show views of construction work and modern buildings in Islamabad.
Buildings in Auckland
Prints mounted on card and measuring approximately 255 x 190 mm. With handwritten captions beneath each print.
Buildings in Carnarvon, Cape Colony
A collection of loose prints, most measuring approximately 85 x 55 mm, with handwritten captions beside the prints. Photographs probably by F. Walsh.
Buildings of Edmonton, Alberta, 1912-13
A collection of prints mounted on heavy card, most measuring approximately 255 x 310 mm, captioned. The prints comprise montages of various groups of Edmonton buildings arranged by type.
Burma Campaigns 1889-91
A collection of albumen prints by F. Beato and others. The photographs include views connected with the Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign 1890-91, the Chin Lushai Expedition 1889-90 and a number of ethnographical studies. Most of the photographs have captions.
Burma, circa 1903 - circa 1921
Burma missionary photographs
Collection of glass negatives and modern prints showing aspects of Christian missions in Burma as well as landscapes and people. The images are not captioned and the details have been derived from various published sources.
Bushmen of Bechuanaland (Botswana)
Cabinet Portrait Gallery
A collection of portraits (carbon prints), each 80 x 140 mm, mounted on cards, 200 x 260 mm. They were published in a monthly series, each issue containing three portraits with accompanying text. This collection comprises 20 issues (12, 22, 25-30, 43-47, 49-55, 1890-1894) all but no. 55 with texts, but six portraits are missing; in addition nos. 49 and 50 are loose plates without text. The number of each part is shown at the end of each entry.