Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection was originally housed in seven boxes, four of which were specially made with individual slots for slides. These were numbered 3, 6, 10 and 11 and the remaining boxes were unnumbered. Presumably these formed part of a larger collection, but nothing is known of the original owner or the fate of any other boxes. For conservation reasons, the collection has since been re-boxed. The captions given are normally those which appear on the slides themselves. They have been used as...

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Manuscript and typescript reports by Wheeler and others on Aden routes, with a sketch map of the area. The papers include Wheeler's report on the best road from Aden to Dthala for a force accompanied by artillery on wheels, with a covering letter to D.A.A.G., Aden, 13 November 1902, 22 pages. The other items include a diary and itinerary of Route Sanah to Dthala by the Wadi Tiban, Wadi Tabaghain and Sueda, 1-10 May 1905, 14 pages, and similar reports.

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Quarter-plate. [No print]. Missing.

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A view showing a man relaxing on a boat deck.

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280 x 220 mm. A view of the fine exterior stonework of the tanks, with the town in the distance.

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Quarter-plate. Painting only. In Tank No. 1 contents 1 255 424 gallons.

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Quarter-plate. In Tank No. 1 contents 1 255 424 gallons.

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350 x 250 mm.

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The text is given in both English and Arabic, and includes details of the itinerary.

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The text is given in both English and Arabic.

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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.

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Views of buildings, camels and dhows being repaired at the waterside in Adan. Only a few are captioned, making identification of location difficult.

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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.

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A view showing a young lion sitting on a verandah with an unidentified figure standing at the right.

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A view looking over the ancient water reservoirs.

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A close-up view of some of the stonework in the reservoirs.

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A close-up view of some of the stonework in the reservoirs with a door or sluice at the right.

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Quarter-plate. [No print]. Missing.

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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).

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). [No print]. Missing. In the Arab Town, Aden.

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Aerial view.

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...

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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.'

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The autobiography of John Morley, written during the 1970s, 122 pages.

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350 x 250 mm.