The album collects photographs taken by a British non-commissioned officer in Aden, between 1929 and 1933. Pictures cover a wide variety of... Show moreThe album collects photographs taken by a British non-commissioned officer in Aden, between 1929 and 1933. Pictures cover a wide variety of subjects related to the British quarter in Aden (troops, officers, buildings) as well as artillery and ships, but also streets, mosques, buildings and people of various districts of Aden, such as Crater, Sheikh Othman, Steamer Point, and Lahej. Few photographs documenting the Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Aden in September 1931, on his way to London. Some postcards of Aden, also dated 1967, are pasted and captioned at the end of the album. ADEN: Ahman Khul Fort -- Cemetery Valley Steamer Point -- Harbour -- Elephant’s Trunk -- Street T.9 -- Signal Station -- Gold Mohur Valley -- Sheikhs from Up Country -- Camel washing -- H.M.S. Vindictive leaving harbor moving astern -- Group at Pallonjee’s -- 3 inch 20 cwt 20 A.A. gun Fort Horbut -- A.I. gun Fort Horbut -- A. II gun Fort Horbut -- Interior Christ Chruch Steamer Point -- Arrival of Lord Irwin late Viceroy of India -- Lord Irwin about the inspect local troop of Scouts -- Aden Policeman -- 3 inch 20 cwt H.A. Mk -- Camel cart -- Water cart -- Cinema S S.I. -- H.M.S. Submarines Olympus Parthian -- View from sea -- Native school Steamer Point -- View of the Crescent from rear -- View of the Crescent taken from the hills -- View along the rocks -- Guard of honor -- Fred + Bob + me -- View from Fort Tarshine -- Dhobi -- A.A. Section -- Left section -- Right section -- A glorious Sandy Stretch -- High jump -- Long jump -- Main pass, Aden -- 120 yds Hurdles -- S.S. Viceroy of India P -- N.C.O.’s bunks Fort Morbut -- Blanco -- My quarters in Morbut -- Ghandi returns aboard -- Ghandi on Prince of Wales Pier -- Again Ghandi -- Aden Harbour -Aden Signal Station -- Little Aden -- Another view of Harbour -- Water donkeys -- Junior N.C.O.’s Mess 1931 -- At Padre Harding’s -- Crater Main pass -- St. Mary Church -- Minaret -- Towers of Silence -- Mosque of Al Aidrus. ADEN (Crater): In the hills -- “Main road” Crater -- View od Crater from Hills -- View from tanks -- Among tanks -- Capt. Haines -- Tablet fiving official information about tanks -- A Hindu temple -- Legendary tomb of Cain high up in cliff face -- Dhow under construction in Maala dockyard -- Maala dockyard -- A minaret -- Showing detail of woodwork on a dhow -- Mosque of Al Aidrus -- Towers od silence -- View of Crater from St. Mary Church -- St. Mary Church -- The Danish mission and school -- Cement crusher -- Mosque of Al Aidrûs Crater -- A few goats -- In retreat -- S+S institute. ADEN STEAMER POINT & CRATER: Crater -- A view of old Aden from our westward bound trooper -- Arab dhows, Aden -- Water sellers, Aden, Arabia. ADEN: Aboard the launch -- Nearing the trooper -- H. T. Dorsetshire Homeward bound -- A last view -- Goodbye. SHEIK OTHMAN: Minaret and mosque -- well -- Mosque shown on right of left upper -- Minaret -- View from SH. O. looking towards Aden -- Edge of Crowd -- A crowd of Arabs arriving for the show -- Group of camels -- Same group of camels -- Swings -- “Try your luck” -- Again “Try your luck” -- “Ices!!!” -- The witch doctor -- some of the crowd -- Sweet shop -- Group of Armed police -- Aden Armed police -- Armed policeman -- Sorting grain -- A fountain in the gardens -- A street corner -Fruit seller’s shop -- Camels and young. SHEIK OTHMAN & LAHEJ: Water “chatties” -- Palace of Sultan of Lahej -- Arab kiddies Lehej Aden -- H. M. King’s Birthday 7 am 3 June 1930 Troops on parade -- Camel washing -- The Elephant’s Trunk -- Ahman Khul [sic] Fort used as P. F. or D.R.F. station -- Cemetery Valley -- Looking towards Steamer -- Territorial Battery in action at Redesdale -- Camel at rest after feeding, Aden -- Sheikh Ahmed’s Mosque Aden -- TOC H. Group Aden -- Junior N.G.O’s Mess -- Steamer Point II Aden -- Steamer Point I Aden -- View from the sea, Aden -- Round the Crescent, Aden -- Caravan at rest, Aden -- Grand Royal Hotel, Aden -- Sheikh Said Tomb, Aden -- Camel Caravan, Aden -- Tanks from the high hill, Aden -- The Tanks, Aden -- The large tank full, Aden -- The Tanks general view, Aden -- Main street Crater, Aden -- Aden 1967 Signal Station -- Aden 1967 Idrus [sic] Mosque Crater -- Aden Crater 1967. Date from item, title devised from Library staff. Each photograph is captioned and dated, sizer range between 6 x 9 cm and 9 x 15 cm. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2014.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22091531 BIB-ID: 2364007 Show less