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

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80 x 55 mm. A view of the (extinct) volcano which is located on the South-east Coast of O'ahu at the end of Waikiki overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and originally named Laeahi by the ancient Hawaiians.

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Print at RCMS 353/2/239.

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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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235 x 177 mm. A view looking along a street of shops in the commercial area of Honolulu with mountains in the background.

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226 x 125 mm. A view looking down from a hillside on to the town, with the harbour and shipping beyond.

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240 x 173 mm. A view showing sailing ships at anchor, with the water frontage and mountains behind Honolulu in the background.

Scope and Contents 265 x 207 mm. A view showing a man standing amongst dense ferns and shrubs. The typewritten caption on the back of the mount reads (in full): 'In the fern forest near the Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii, 1904. Tempest Anderson 1909.The Volcano House at a height of about 4000 feet has a temperate climate, while at the sea level the heat is tropical. The low-lands are mostly cleared for sugar plantations; above this comes the forest zone reaching on the windward side to about the...

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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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236 x 176 mm. A view showing King Kalakaua and his sister standing on the lawn, with the palace buildings and a crowd of Europeans and Hawaiians in the background. King David Kalakaua (1836-1891) ruled Hawaii from 1874 until his death in San Francisco in 1891.

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125 x 80 mm.

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125 x 75 mm.

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80 x 50 mm.

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50 x 55 mm.

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A file of loose photographs, several taken aboard the cruise ship ‘Demosthenes’.

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243 x 176 mm. Showing crowds in the gardens, with the palace buildings in the background. The caption reads 'This is a view of the Royal Palace on the 50th birthday of the late King'. The King referred to in the caption is King David Kalakaua (1836-1891).

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90 x 140 mm. Photograph of the beach looking out to sea, taken at night.

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Print at RCMS 353/2/242.

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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242 x 172 mm. A view looking across a crater, filled with a steaming mud lake.

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125 x 75 mm.

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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.