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Letters written from the British Embassy in Paris [France] while FR was serving as 3rd Secretary, and then from Cairo, as Private Secretary to Sir Miles Lampson, High Commissioner for Egypt [later 1st Lord Killearn], mainly on his day to day life and work. Other subjects include meeting Celeste [Cella] Shoucair [later Celeste Roberts].

Scope and Contents Letters written from Cairo, where FR was serving as Private Secretary to Sir Miles Lampson, High Commissioner for Egypt [later 1st Lord Killearn], mainly on his day to day life and work. Other subjects include: reaction in Egypt to the death of King George V; opposition from FR's parents to his relationship with Celeste [Cella] Shoucair [later Celeste Roberts]; negotiations for the Anglo-Egyptian treaty; worries about the actions of Germany; the results of the death of King Fuad I of Egypt;...

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45 x 65 mm.

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292 x 143 mm. A view looking along the length of the dam a month before the official opening showing the reservoir on the south side filled with water and some of the sluice gates in operation. In the foreground is a section of navigation locks which bypass the dam, with operating machinery in position.

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280 x 231 mm. A view looking along the dam showing the newly constructed aprons beneath the sluices (compare with Y3041B/1). In the foreground stands a massive pile of cubes of granite awaiting amalgamation into the dam.

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287 x 230 mm. A view looking along the northern face of the dam from the West bank. The central sluices of the dam are open, those in the foreground shut off. The photograph gives a clear view of one of the newly constructed ramps.

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256 x 223 mm. A view showing part of the navigation channel and locks with a section of the dam beyond and the full reservoir in the background. Photographer unknown, probably F. Fiorillo.

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288 x 229 mm.

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70 x 45 mm. Showing a road leading up a hill, with buildings in the distance. The place name Heliopolis [i.e. Misr al Jadidah] is written on the album page, and presumably relates to this photograph, among others.

Scope and Contents Arranged by area, then by country (including a few which are not members of the Commonwealth):The Mediterranean 30Cyprus 11Gibraltar 3Malta 16Middle East 3Jordan 1Palestine 2Indian Sub-Continent 81General 1Bangladesh 4Bhutan 2India 51Nepal 1Pakistan 16Sri Lanka 6South East Asia 58Brunei 5Indonesia 1Malaysia 43Singapore 9East Asia 33China 3Hong Kong 29Korea ...

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69 x 44 mm.

Scope and Contents An album, measuring 200 x 260 mm, containing sepia photographs measuring 140 x 90 mm, with eight gaps (plates 7-8, 13-14, 16, 19, 26, 38) taken in Egypt January-March 1925. All are inserted upside-down, so the ornamentation on the cover appears on the back.They cover part of a trip in January-April to Egypt, Palestine, and other areas of the Middle East recorded in two volumes of a diary - details of which are given in the main entry for the Williams collection in the Manuscript...

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65 x 45 mm. Showing a boy with a herd of goats, stood beside a river. Location unidentified, but probably Egypt.

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66 x 44 mm.

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162 x 102 mm. A view showing a group of soldiers standing outside their tents with their equipment at their feet.

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162 x 109 mm. A view looking along the station platform, with Grenadier Guards boarding the train.

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45 x 65 mm. Location unidentified, but probably Egypt.

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65 x 45 mm. Showing a group stood beneath the wing of an aeroplane having their picture taken by a photographer who is also in view. Location unidentified, but probably Egypt.

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45 x 70 mm. Showing two men, a woman and a young girl, stood under a shelter. A caption on the album page reads 'Cairo and Baghdad', but it is not clear the exact location of this particular image.

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170 x 95 mm. A view showing a detachment of sentries on parade at Sidi Gabr with tents in the background. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'The Grenadiers at Sidi Gabr, near Alexandria'.

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135 x 78 mm. A rather indistinct view showing a contingent of Gurkhas marching along-side the Suez Canal. Photographer unknown, probably Henry Williamson.

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135 x 78 mm A similar view to Y3041B/61. Photographer unknown, probably Henry Williamson.

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47 x 68 mm. Two seated women.

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44 x 66 mm. Lady Tymms with a man and a woman.

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60 x 75 mm. Showing a large domed building.