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Khartoum (region)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:

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The chief door into Mahdi's tomb, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/156
Scope and Contents

78 x 78 mm. A view showing the shell marked wall and doorway to the Mahdi's tomb. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Childs, 1935 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/486
Scope and Contents

60 x 60 mm. Showing Mr and Mrs Child with their son and daughter, and two cats, posing in the garden.

Dates: 1935 - 1936
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).
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The Dervishes advancing, 1898-09-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/109
Scope and Contents

160 x 115 mm. A view looking west over the battlefield of Omdurman. Unfortunately little can be seen of the advancing Dervishes except clouds of dust in the distance.

Dates: 1898-09-02
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).
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The gallows: crowd round the body of the last man hanged by the Khalifa, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/165
Scope and Contents

159 x 109 mm. A view showing a crowd of Sudanese women clustering round the gallows at Omdurman. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Grenadiers during the fight, 1898-09-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/111
Scope and Contents 76 x 76 mm. View looking over the heads of the soldiers, past the protective thorn zariba and towards the battlefield. The fact that nothing can be seen of the enemy indicates how little chance the Dervishes had against modern weapons of getting close enough to make their numbers and courage tell. The second bombardment of the town had begun at daybreak. At 6 am scouts reported that the enemy were advancing and at 6.50 am the 32nd Field Battery opened fire at a range of 2700 yards on the...
Dates: 1898-09-02
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).
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The Grenadiers during the fight, 1898-09-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/112
Scope and Contents

76 x 76 mm. View looking over the heads of the soldiers, past the protective thorn zariba and towards the battlefield.

Dates: 1898-09-02
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).
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The Grenadiers during the fight, 1898-09-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/113
Scope and Contents

76 x 76 mm. View looking over the heads of the soldiers, past the protective thorn zariba and towards the battlefield.

Dates: 1898-09-02
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).
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The Khalifa's arsenal, an English dog cart found in it, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/182
Scope and Contents

161 x 105 mm. A view showing the entrance to the arsenal with a small carriage standing in the courtyard. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Khalifa's entrance gate to it, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/151
Scope and Contents

151 x 130 mm. A closer view of the Mahdi's tomb showing the entrance from the mirhab. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Khalifa's house, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/155
Scope and Contents

78 x 79 mm. A view showing the courtyard and verandah of the Khalifa's house in Omdurman. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Khalifa's House, Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/62
Scope and Contents From the File:

Packet containing loose monochrome postcards (one missing from original set of six). The postcards show scenes in Omdurman. The packet is 'Set II' of four sets issued by the Sudan Government Railways and Steamers.

Dates: 1900
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).
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The Khalifa's 'Mihrab' or prayer house, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/160
Scope and Contents

78 x 79 mm. A distant view of the partially ruined building.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Khalifa's relations imprisoned by him in the prison courtyard, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/171
Scope and Contents

157 x 106 mm. A view showing an unidentifed group of Sudanese prisoners in the prison courtyard in Omdurman. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Mahdi's iron mosque, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/153
Scope and Contents

151 x 131 mm. A view showing the ruins of the Mahdi's mosque, constructed out of wood and corrugated iron. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/63
Scope and Contents From the File:

Packet containing loose monochrome postcards (one missing from original set of six). The postcards show scenes in Omdurman. The packet is 'Set II' of four sets issued by the Sudan Government Railways and Steamers.

Dates: 1900
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).
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The market, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/162
Scope and Contents

78 x 79 mm. A view looking towards the market in Omdurman, busy with Sudanese. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The market, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/164
Scope and Contents

149 x 87 mm. A view showing the Sudanese in the market at Omdurman. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The Nile bank, Khartoum, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/71
Scope and Contents From the File:

Packet containing loose monochrome postcards showing scenes in Khartoum. The packet is 'Set III' of four sets issued by the Sudan Government Railways and Steamers.

Dates: 1900
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).
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The Palace and one of Gordon's cannon, 1898-09-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/134
Scope and Contents

152 x 122 mm. A view from the riverbank showing the gutted palace with Gordon's cannon beside the wall of the building. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Khartum, September 4th'.

Dates: 1898-09-04
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).
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The Rev. Reginald Moseley reading the burial service, 1898-09-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/129
Scope and Contents

153 x 133 mm. A view showing Rev. Moseley reading the service, partially obscured by an officer in the foreground. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman, September 3rd'.

Dates: 1898-09-03
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).
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The Sirdar leaving the battlefield with his own flag, and the Khalifa's black banner carried in rear, 1898-09-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/123
Scope and Contents

151 x 123 mm. A view showing Kitchener and his staff leaving the battlefield on horseback on the march to occupy the town of Omdurman (also known as Umm Durman).

Dates: 1898-09-02
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).
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The slave market place [historic title], 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/166
Scope and Contents

149 x 95 mm. A view showing the open market place, surrounded by mud walls and entrance gateway. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

Dates: 1898
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).
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The 'Suk' (Market) at Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/64
Scope and Contents From the File:

Packet containing loose monochrome postcards (one missing from original set of six). The postcards show scenes in Omdurman. The packet is 'Set II' of four sets issued by the Sudan Government Railways and Steamers.

Dates: 1900
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).
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The Suk, Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], Mar 1920, 1920-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/350
Scope and Contents

70 x 45 mm. Showing two people walking along a shack lined street with a heavily laden mule or donkey. This may be the market of Suk el Arab.

Dates: 1920-03
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).
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The Suk, Umdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], Mar 1920, 1920-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/351
Scope and Contents

70 x 45 mm. Showing a market scene. This may be the market of Suk el Arab.

Dates: 1920-03
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).