Sawakin (inhabited place)
Found in 180 Collections and/or Records:
View in Suakin street leading to bazaar, 1885
206 x 154 mm. A view looking along an unidentified street in Suakin, the houses being of the Turkish pattern typical in Suakin, with ‘roshans’ (see Y3042A/6) and carved wooden decorations. The bazaar is situated almost in the centre of Suakin Island.
[View of Sawakin buildings from boat], 1930 - 1941
Unlabelled slides from Hebbert's time in Africa.
[Waterfront buildings], 1946 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. General view.
West Redoubt, 1885
197 x 150 mm. A view showing a sandbag fortification similar to Y3042A/9 but with a taller wooden lookout platform. A group of soldiers stands on and in front of the redoubt. Two cannons are in position facing out towards the desert and the whole emplacement is protected by a seriba of thorny mimosa.
[Young girl], 1930 - 1937
85 x 110 mm. Showing a smiling girl with a shawl covering her head.