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Sawakin (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 180 Collections and/or Records:

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15th Sikhs: British and Indian officers, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/47
Scope and Contents

206 x 157 mm. A group of 11 English and Indian officers of the 15th Sikhs.

Dates: 1885
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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15th Sikhs view in camp, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/48
Scope and Contents

205 x 156 mm. A scene in the Indian camp at mealtime, showing scattered groups of Indian soldiers sitting around pots and small fires, with rows of tents in the background.

Dates: 1885
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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28th B.O.N.I. Indian Army Officers, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/52
Scope and Contents

206 x 153 mm. A group portrait of 15 officers of the 28th Bombay Native Infantry. The officers are armed with swords and revolvers.

Dates: 1885
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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28th B.O.N.I. Sepoys, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/51
Scope and Contents

205 x 154 mm. A group portrait of 18 Sepoys of the 28th Bombay Native Infantry with rifles by their sides.

Dates: 1885
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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A Bisharen girl, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/2
Scope and Contents

65 x 105 mm. Showing a girl in a red robe on the waters edge, carrying a sack or bag. The garment she wears has been hand tinted.

Dates: 1930 - 1937
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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A break in the pipe line, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/1
Scope and Contents

170 x 130 mm. Showing a group of five women and children on a beach.

Dates: 1930 - 1937
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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A mosque in the deserted city of Suakim [i.e. Sawakin](Sudan), 1946 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/5/1
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. General view. Camera specifications are written on the reverse of the print: 'Technical data - 1/50 inch sec. F 5.6, orange filter on panatomic x - Rollieflex.'

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).
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[A view of buildings punctuated by shuttered windows covered with mashra-biyyahs], 1924 - 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/2/2/14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Unlabelled slides from Hebbert's time in Africa.

Dates: 1924 - 1945
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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[Archway], 1946 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/5/15
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. A view of a mosque through a large stone archway.

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).
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[Archway], 1946 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/5/19
Scope and Contents

165 x 200 mm. Showing people passing through a stone archway. There is a canon at the entrance.

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).
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Atrash, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/500
Scope and Contents

75 x 80 mm. Showing a woman sitting sidesaddle on a horse.

Dates: 1930 - 1937
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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Back view of a house in Suakin, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/56
Scope and Contents

208 x 152 mm. A view showing the back view of a coral house with typical wooden latticework shutters over the windows. In the foreground are piles of rubble and the rough wood and canvas huts of poorer inhabitants.

Dates: 1885
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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Bedawi, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/501
Scope and Contents

80 x 80 mm. A man stood with a horse.

Dates: 1930 - 1937
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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BO.N.I. British and Indian officers, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/50
Scope and Contents

204 x 154 mm. A group portrait of 15 English and Indian officers of the Bombay Native Infantry.

Dates: 1885
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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BO.N.I. British Officers, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/49
Scope and Contents

204 x 153 mm. A group portrait of eight officers of the Bombay Native Infantry.

Dates: 1885
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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Brig-General Ewart C.B. and Staff, Cavalry Brigade, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/25
Scope and Contents

205 x 154 mm. A group portrait showing Brigadier General Charles Brisbane Ewart and his staff of four officers, with eight men of the 8th Bengal Cavalry standing behind them holding lances. Ewart was for a short time officer in command of engineering at the base and along the line of communication.

Dates: 1885
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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Brig-General J. Hudson C.B. and Staff, Indian Contingent, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/26
Scope and Contents

204 x 154 mm. A group portrait showing Sir John Hudson seated among nine members of his staff. Hudson (who had commanded the 28th Bengal Cavalry throughout the Afghan Campaign of 1878-80) was in charge of the Indian Contingents at Suakin.

Dates: 1885
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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British and Indian Officers, 9th Bengal Cavalry, 1855

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/24
Scope and Contents

205 x 152 mm. A group portrait of English and Indian officers, the English officers seated in the front row, the Indian officers standing behind them. An interesting feature in this print are the lances several Indian officers hold.

Dates: 1855
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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British and Indian officers (15th Sikhs), 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/45
Scope and Contents

205 x 155 mm. A group portrait of 20 officers of the 15th Sikhs, the Indian officers standing behind the seated British officers.

Dates: 1885
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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Camp of G.B. RHA, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/16
Scope and Contents

204 x 151 mm. A view looking towards the Royal Horse Artillery encampment with artillery pieces in the foreground, a corral of horse beyond and tents in the background. The camp is surrounded by a low mud and sandbag stockade. Suakin Island can be seen in the distance at the left of the print.

Dates: 1885
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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Camp of Head Quarters, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/17
Scope and Contents

206 x 156 mm. A view looking between two rows of tents, with a few men standing watching the photographer.

Dates: 1885
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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[Canon], 1946 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/5/16
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. Showing a canon placed before a doorway.

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).
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Causway, Quarantine Island, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042A/68
Scope and Contents

202 x 146 mm. A view looking towards the causeway that joins the island to the mainland, with ships at anchor beyond. The causeway, five large piers and five miles of narrow gauge railway were completed by the Royal Engineers in Mar. 1885.

Dates: 1885
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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Chapter 18, 1913-03-02 - 1914-07-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 356/3/1
Scope and Contents

11 sheets.

Dates: 1913-03-02 - 1914-07-19
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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[Children], 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/38
Scope and Contents

110 x 65 mm. Showing a group of six children, posing for the camera.

Dates: 1930 - 1937
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).