Adan (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Solomon’s Tanks, Aden, 1888 - 1889
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/8
Scope and Contents
280 x 220 mm. A view of the fine exterior stonework of the tanks, with the town in the distance.
Dates:
1888 - 1889
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).
Item
Solomons Tanks, Aden [i.e. 'Adan], 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1017
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. Painting only. In Tank No. 1 contents 1 255 424 gallons.
Dates:
1908
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).
Item
Solomons Tanks, Aden [i.e. 'Adan], 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1018
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. In Tank No. 1 contents 1 255 424 gallons.
Dates:
1908
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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Solomons Tanks, Aden, in Tank No. 1, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5/1017
Scope and Contents
350 x 250 mm.
Dates:
1908
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).
File
Souvenir programme of Royal Visit to Aden, 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 320/1/39a
Scope and Contents
The text is given in both English and Arabic, and includes details of the itinerary.
Dates:
1954
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).
File
Souvenir programme of Royal Visit to Aden, 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 320/1/39b
Scope and Contents
The text is given in both English and Arabic.
Dates:
1954
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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Steamer Point Aden, 1870 - 1876
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/6
Scope and Contents
520 x 205 mm. (2 prints). An interesting panoramic view looking down on Steamer Point from the east, with ships and boats in the harbour. A good description of this part of the settlement occurs in ‘The British Settlement of Aden’ by Captain F.M. Hunter (London 1877). This photograph would appear to have been taken before 1876: a ‘handsome castiron jetty’ which Hunter mentions as being constructed in that year, has not yet been built.
Dates:
1870 - 1876
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).
Series
Sudan and Aden [i.e. Adan], 1946 - 1950
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/5
Scope and Contents
Views of buildings, camels and dhows being repaired at the waterside in Adan. Only a few are captioned, making identification of location difficult.
Dates:
1946 - 1950
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).
File
Sunshine sketches: a memoir, 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/15/21/9
Scope and Contents
This is a personal memoir by John Kelley describing his early childhood in Malaya, and his work and travels abroad during the era of decolonisation.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
Item
Tame lion, Aden [i.e. Adan], 1909
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/155
Scope and Contents
A view showing a young lion sitting on a verandah with an unidentified figure standing at the right.
Dates:
1909
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).
Item
Tanks. Aden [i.e. Adan], 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/148
Scope and Contents
A view looking over the ancient water reservoirs.
Dates:
1909
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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Tanks. Aden [i.e. Adan], 1909
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/149
Scope and Contents
A close-up view of some of the stonework in the reservoirs.
Dates:
1909
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).
Item
Tanks. Aden [i.e. Adan], 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/150
Scope and Contents
A close-up view of some of the stonework in the reservoirs with a door or sluice at the right.
Dates:
1909
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).
Item
The Akaba, Aden [i.e. 'Adan], 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1012
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. [No print]. Missing.
Dates:
1908
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).
Item
The ancient Tanks, Aden [i.e. 'Adan], 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1016
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. Between tanks numbers 3 and 4: No. 3 is just beyond the bridge: contents 21 011 gallons (i.e. one of the smaller tanks).
Dates:
1908
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).
Item
The Camel Market, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1013
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). [No print]. Missing. In the Arab Town, Aden.
Dates:
1908
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).
Item
The Crater - Aden [i.e. `Adan], 1965 - 1966
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3021B/2
Scope and Contents
Aerial view.
Dates:
1965 - 1966
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).
Item
[The Crescent], Steamer Point, Aden [i.e. `Adan], 1965 - 1966
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3021B/1
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
An album containing scenes in the Federation, probably by official photographers. Most of the prints measure 210 mm x 160 mm, though a few are slightly smaller, and all are excellent photographs.Between 1959 and 1965 sixteen states and the British Colony of Aden joined to form the Federation of South Arabia. In 1965 Sir Ralph Hone and Sir Gawain Bell were appointed to make recommendations for a constitution for the Federation. They reported early in 1966, but the constitution...
Dates:
1965 - 1966
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 dhow anchorage, 1933 - 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/4/49
Scope and Contents
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Up to 150 huge Arab dhows congregate at Zanzibar prior to their return to their homes in Arabia and the Persian Gulf with the south east monsoon.'
Dates:
1933 - 1947
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).
Item
The Signal Station, Aden, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5/1008A
Scope and Contents
350 x 250 mm.
Dates:
1908
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 Signal Station and Coal Depot, Aden from a floating dock in the harbour. Note condensation works above the Coal Depot, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1008A
Scope and Contents
Missing. Painting only.
Dates:
1908
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).
Item
The Tanks, Aden, 1870 - 1879
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/4
Scope and Contents
276 x 213 mm. General view of the stonework tanks, with mountains in the background.
Dates:
1870 - 1879
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-Fonds
Watercolour of Aden, 1880 - 1930
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 63/2
Scope and Contents
An undated watercolour, 7¾" x 4½", depicting a view from the sea. There are buildings and a flagstaff to the left and a tented camp to the right, with mountains in the background. 'Aden. [J]R' is written in the corner.
Dates:
1880 - 1930
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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