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151 x 197 mm. A close up view of the Captain James Cook monument, surrounded by a white wooden fence.

Scope and Contents The primary function of the Empire Tour was to impress the party with the prosperity and economic potential of the Dominions. Kelsey reported on many visits to farms, agricultural colleges, research stations, industrial sites and commercial centres. As an engineer, he was particularly interested in mines, factories and power stations. The party also toured many sites of natural beauty as well as museums and galleries. Kelsey recorded his impressions of the people he encountered and their...

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53 x 53 mm. A man standing in front of a palm tree and a building.

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54 x 53 mm. A view of a beach, with hills in the background.

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139 x 88 mm. A colour photograph of trees.

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202 x 155 mm. A view showing the monument to Captain James Cook, with Kealakeakua Bay in background. It was near this spot that Cook was killed on February 14 1779. Four marines also died in the fight.

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113 x 70 mm. Frederick Tymms seated with Lady Tymms and Mrs Parker, possibly in Honolulu.

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54 x 52 mm. The front of a building, probably Numalia Hotel, viewed from the side.

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56 x 55 mm. The front of the hotel.

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Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

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54 x 53 mm. A view of the beach, with the hotel in the distance.

Scope and Contents 243 x 182 mm. Showing King David Kalakaua (1836-1891) and his sister Liliuokalani (1838-1917) standing in front of the obelisk erected near the spot at which Captain Cook was killed in 1779. The caption reads 'This is a visit by the King and Queen of Honolulu to Captn. Cook's monument at the island of Hawaii which is governed and owned by Honolulu. The King is the big man in white in front leaning on the gun, the woman on the other side is his sister. The next man his the King's...

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52 x 32 mm. Two men, one of whom may be Frederick Tymms, looking out to sea at the beach near Honolulu.

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53 x 46 mm. Two men, one of whom is probably Frederick Tymms, at the beach near Honolulu.

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148 x 197 mm. A view from the water showing the beach in the foreground, a small white hut and the memorial with cliffs in the background.