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Uganda (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

[Postcards of Uganda taken for the British Empire Exhibition 1924], 1924

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Uganda/13-20
Scope and Contents

Hand-tinted photogravure postcards of Uganda scenes, taken for the British Empire Exhibition 1924, and published by Raphael Tuck and Sons.

Dates: 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Series

Six photogravure postcards of Uganda specially taken for the British Empire Exhibition 1924. Series I, 1924

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Uganda/1-6
Scope and Contents

Monochrome photogravure postcards of Uganda scenes, taken for the British Empire Exhibition 1924. The copyright statement on the reverse of the photographs reads: 'Copyright Uganda Government. Series 1. Printed in England. Raphael Tuck and Sons, Ltd., London'. The captions have been recorded as found.

Dates: 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Series

Six photogravure postcards of Uganda specially taken for the British Empire Exhibition 1924. Series II, 1924

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Uganda/7-12
Scope and Contents An envelope containing monochrome photogravure postcards of Uganda scenes, taken for the British Empire Exhibition 1924. The reverse of the envelope reads: 'Uganda Protectorate. Uganda is the foremost cotton producing country among the new cotton fields of the Empire, and the production is rapidly expanding. The cotton is of a high quality. During 1923, 35,218,400 pounds of cotton was exported valued at £2,026,820.The Uganda coffee industry is of considerable and...
Dates: 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).