Aswan

Date: 1916 to 1918

By: Sandford, Gladys, 1891-1971; Long, W H (Mrs), active 1970

Reference: PA1-o-269

Description: World War I photographs in an album created by G Henning (Gladys Henning), a nurse at the military hospitals at Giza and Montazah (now El Muntazah). Many of the images show nursing staff and soldiers, very few of whom are identified, and then only by Christian name. Other scenes are of trips to various sites, such as Karnak, Philae and the Aswan Dam. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green corded fabric cover; 19 x 25 cm

Date: [1930s?]

From: Creator unknown: Lantern slides, chiefly of trips overseas, plants, and gardens

Reference: PA11-272

Description: Lantern slides of Africa, including identifiable places and scenes in Egypt, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. The images were taken by unidentified photographers, probably in the 1930s. Some slides have captions written on paper affixed to the glass, that describe the location or subject. Seven of the copy images are from a larger numbered sequence of commercial slides. The images include: - Scenes in African villages and rural locations showing: herding of cattle, use of mortar and pestle, streets with dwellings, building of a hut, weaving, drying of crocodile skin, markets, man holding snakes, and people carrying bowls on their heads. - Members of various African tribes, including the Dinka people of Sudan and the Kikuyu people of Kenya (also known as Agikuyu). - Ruins of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe. - Colonial buildings, including the Maputo Railway Station (Mozambique). - Coconut and other palms, banana, and baobab trees. - Camels being ridden, pulling wagons with barrels, or resting. - Sisal being produced, including stripping and drying of the fibre. - Scenes in Egypt, including the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, Aswan Dam, the Cairo Museum, streets and buildings of Cairo, and wharfs and boats along the Nile. - The Amphitheatre in the Drakensberg Range in South Africa. Arrangement: Set contains slides from box 10 Quantity: 108 b&w lantern slide(s) comprising 100 original b&w images (one with colour tinting), and 8 copy b&w images. Physical Description: Lantern slides

Date: [1938-1945]

From: Longmore, Kenneth Alfred , 1918-2021 : Collection

Reference: PAColl-10665

Description: Photographic prints mostly relating to Kenneth Longmore's service during World War Two, taken by mostly unidentified photographers, circa 1938-1945. Many were taken while Longmore was on active service in North Africa, and some while on leave in England. Includes portraits, group portraits, vehicles, buildings, streetscapes, cityscapes, sports teams, and a set of commercial photographs of Aleppo, Hama, and Homs. Some of the photographs have annotations, and named places include Maadi Camp, Aswan, Helwan, Jordan, and Jerusalem. One photograph of Longmore and fellow soldiers is autographed by some of the subjects in the image including G N Richardson, D Robertson, K A Longmore, D J Riddiford, and 'The Doc'. The 1938 image is a group portrait of the "15th Heavy Artillery Annual Camp" at Fort Dorset in April 1938. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 87 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: These photographs had been misshelved, and were added to this collection in August 2018.

Date: 1916 to 1918

By: Sandford, Gladys, 1891-1971; Long, W H (Mrs), active 1970

Reference: PA1-o-270

Description: Album of photographs taken in and around Egypt during World War I, probably taken by Gladys Henning, a nurse working at military hospitals in Egypt. Mostly traveller's scenes, very few with people, and none identified, except one view on page 21, with a woman, seated between two soldiers, identified as "Me". (This album is associated with the Long Album 3, in which she is identified as G. Henning) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green cloth-bound album, entitled `Camera studies'; 21 x 15 cm

Date: 1940-1944

By: Crump, Douglas Ronald, 1919-1944; Crump, William, active 1950s; Crump, Douglas, active 2000

Reference: PA1-q-764

Description: Photographs taken and collected by 2nd Lieutenant Douglas Ronald Crump prior to his death at La Luna, Italy, 7 August 1944. Album comprises: Photographs of the grave of Douglas Ronald Crump at La Luna, Italy, with Brigadier S H Crump Scenes in Papakura Camp, 1940 Scenes of farewell parade for 5th reinforcements at Auckland Domain, 1941 Scenes on convoy to Middle East, showing ships Nieuw Amsterdan and Mauretania, and views of Sydney and Colombo. Scenes in camp at Maadi and Helwan, Egypt, June 1941; pyramids and sphinx; Divisional swimming sports; manoeuvres; Cairo; Alexandria; No 1 NZ Convalescent Depo, Alexandria; Sinai Desert; Syria; Palestine; Lebanon, Beirut; Damascus; Palmyra; Jerusalem, Bethlehem; Haifa; Tel Aviv Visits to ancient Egyptian sites, including Luxor, the temples at Karnak, the tomb of Tutankhamun, the temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, and Thebes Scenes on the Nile, including the Assuan Dam, and a BOAC flying boat landing Sporting events, including a rugby match between 4th NZ Armoured Brigade and Welsh representatives at Maadi, 3 Feb 1943; Brigade athletics meet, Littoria Stadium, Cairo, 5 April 1943 Scenes at Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) Views of Bari, Rome and Florence Portraits of Douglas Ronald Crump Album consists of photographs taken and collected by Douglas Ronald Crump (1919-1944) prior to his death, and compiled into an album by his brother, William Crump. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green cloth bound album with red morrocco spine and corners, 28.5 x 33.5 cm

Date: 1969-1970

From: Jackson, George, 1908-2000 : Papers

Reference: 90-234-04/16

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).