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210 x 160 mm. Aerial view.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). [No print]. Missing.

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A view of the harbour and coastline, probably at Steamer Point.

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273 x 202 mm. View from the east showing the western half of Steamer Point, with the coal depot on the headland at the right and part of Prince of Wales Crescent visible at the left.

Scope and Contents 240 x 183 mm. A view looking down on to the settlement at Steamer Point with small boats moored in Ordnance Bay. On the hill overlooking Steamer Point can be seen the station flagstaff on a conical hill. The reference to the cast-iron shed in the extract above would seem to date this photograph to c. 1870-75: no covered-in shed can be seen, although there is a wall-less shed on the small landing point beyond the coaling stations. For a similar view taken a few years later, see Y308A/6. F.M....

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240 x 186 mm. A view looking over part of the Crater with jagged hills in the background. The view is taken from the south-eastern corner of the town looking north-west with a row of cannon at the right of the picture and the Sappers’ Hospital towards the white buildings of the town.

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234 x 185 mm. A view looking out towards Front Bay at the eastern end of the Crater and showing various army buildings with the Artillery and European Infantry Barracks nearest the shoreline in the background. The presence of the Protestant Church on a slight rise at the left of the print dates the photograph to after 1869, the year that particular building was erected.

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236 x 176 mm. A view showing the coastline at Steamer Point to the West of Ordnance Bay with the Post Office, the Police Court and two landing piers. The white building on the spur at the far side of the bay is the Residency and mess-house and quarters of the Royal Artillery.

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230 x 186 mm. A view, probably in the Crater, showing large white houses (officers’ quarters) grouped around a central open space and surrounded by rugged hills.

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Photographs are numbered from left to right in vertical columns.

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View of the shore from Steamer Point showing coal wharves and lighters.

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An album, labelled on the spine, containing prints of various sizes. The numbering is sequenced from 1 to 131, but 101 is omitted. 14 of these prints are loose (118-131) , and are kept in a separate envelope in the album. Some of the prints are good quality professional work. Some of the photographs are captioned in ink; in other cases the titles have been derived from duplicate copies in Davies' other Indian album or from other photographs of the same scenes.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Dhows being fitted up for their annual journey to the East African Coast.' Presumably then, this photograph was taken in Adan, Yemen.

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210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'All sizes and many shapes of dhow are seen in the building yards of Aden.'

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210 x 160 mm. Finishing touches: carpenters complete their work on the poop of a large Arabian dhow ready for the annual trip to the ports of East Africa.'

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the rest of visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. Subjects include: visits to Aden, Cairo, and Corfu on the return journey to the U.K., with arrival in London on May 8, 1906. Appended are photographs taken during the visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to Madrid for the wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena (May 31,...

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The men who fired the battery at Aden Nov: 27 1911. The first salute of 101 guns as a personal salute in the presence of the Soverign in history.

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Flagstaff and the battery.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains photographs ranging in size from 85 x 70 mm to 290 x 235 mm bound in a black leather album with 'Indian Tour 1911-1912' on the front cover. This records the visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Taken by various photographers, it appears to have been the personal record of the King or Queen, and covers the outward voyage from Portsmouth via Port Said, Suez, and Aden to Bombay, a detailed record of the Durbar and other events in Delhi, shooting in Nepal, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains photographs ranging in size from 85 x 70 mm to 290 x 235 mm bound in a black leather album with 'Indian Tour 1911-1912' on the front cover. This records the visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Taken by various photographers, it appears to have been the personal record of the King or Queen, and covers the outward voyage from Portsmouth via Port Said, Suez, and Aden to Bombay, a detailed record of the Durbar and other events in Delhi, shooting in Nepal, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains photographs ranging in size from 85 x 70 mm to 290 x 235 mm bound in a black leather album with 'Indian Tour 1911-1912' on the front cover. This records the visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Taken by various photographers, it appears to have been the personal record of the King or Queen, and covers the outward voyage from Portsmouth via Port Said, Suez, and Aden to Bombay, a detailed record of the Durbar and other events in Delhi, shooting in Nepal, the...

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Camel Corps.

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A view showing three men aboard a small motor launch with the 'Indrawadi' at anchor in the background.

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A view showing workmen unloading merchandise from the deck of the 'Indrawadi', probably at Adan.

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A view showing several small ships in the harbour at `Adan.