78 x 78 mm. A view showing the pylons of the Temple of Isis on Philae, with the Nile in the foreground.

78 x 78 mm. A distant view of Philae showing the Temple of Isis and 'Pharaoh's Bed'.

Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

134 x 203 mm. glossy print with copy.

202 x 134 mm. glossy print with copy and 205 x 152 mm. enlargement.

Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

An album containing photographs relating to Lovett's military service in India and South Africa in the 1870s and 1880s. It also contains photographs of other places visited en route to India.

A photograph of a watercolour depicting a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cape Town. The size of the copy, 14" x 9¾", is identical to the original painting, which was presented to the Society by Miss M. Pigot Moodie in 1939, and sold through C.J. Sawyer in December 1975. Pencilled at the bottom of the picture is 'Roman Catholic Cathedral' and 'Bowler 1888'. Frank R. Bradlow, a writer on Bowler, considered the painting to be an authentic Bowler, and that the date was a later addition.

A photograph taken at Government House, Bathhurst, on the occasion of Gambian Independence, showing the Governor, Sir John Paul, and five of his predecessors, Lord Milverton, Sir Hilary Blood, Sir Andrew Wright, Sir Percy Wyn Harris and Sir Edward Windley. There is typescript note identifying the individuals in the photograph.

90 x 130 mm. Dr James Aggrey was born in West Africa in 1875 and studied in the United States. He was a member of two commissions of enquiry into African education in 1920 and 1923, and was appointed Assistant Vice Principal when Achimota College was founded. He died in 1927.

207 x 152 mm. Glossy print by Camera Craft, Pietermaritzburg. The photograph has been signed on the back by those present.

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Educated at University College, Oxford, he was in England throughout the blitz. At Oxford he took Modern Greats, i.e. Philosophy, politics and economics. Hereturned to the Gold Coast to do research work in Sociology, but was offered and accepted the post of Assistant District Commissioner'.

232 x 174 mm. A view showing a display of mounted photographs at the exhibition. In the centre of the display can be seen ‘Professor Uhlig’s fine photographic enlargements, perhaps the most noteworthy of which being those representing the summit and glaciers of Kibo, Kilimanjaro, taken by means of a telescopic lense from a neighbouring height, and some exquisite forest scenery’ (‘Zanzibar Gazette’ August 23rd 1905).

Photographs taken by Henry Dobinson during the Second World War and his time in East Africa, and others acquired from commercial photographers. Captions have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

A collection of photographs of Basutoland (now Lesotho) and Zululand taken or collected by Wren Robinson while engaged in educational and welfare work. Most have handwritten captions by Mrs Robinson either underneath or on the back.

Five loose colour photographs of Sir John Spry travelling by ship to Saint Helena, measuring approximately 155 x 112 mm.

Photographs, mostly captioned, pasted onto loose album sheets. Most relate to Marjorie Barnard's life and work in Lagos during 1936-37, with one image of an agricultural conference attended by her future husband Charles Lynn in 1930.

Three black-and-white photographs featuring Smedley, other members of the Commission of Rhodesian Opinion, and a delegation from Matabele.

Copies of photographs illustrating Satwant Singh Suman's service in the East African Railways. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

Items 1-4 deal with the 1913 strike. Items 5-12 document significant sites associated with the 1922 strike, pointed out by a Mr van Tonder, who has yet to be identified. It is likely that he is either E. van Tonder or H.J. van Tonder who appear in the Trade Union Council of South Africa records.