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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'.

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

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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.

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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'.

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...

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

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

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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'.

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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'.

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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'.

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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.

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

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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'.

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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'.

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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.

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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'.

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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'.

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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.

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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'.

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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'.

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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).

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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