Cosens, Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel (1866-1943). Album of 192 Albumen and Gelatin Silver Photographs Compiled by Robert Cosens, a British Military Officer, Documenting His Service in Gibraltar, India, Egypt, and Burma, with Group Portraits of Regiments and Officers; Photos of British Barracks, Camps, Reviews, a Wedding of a British Officer in Madras; and Views of Gibraltar, Alexandria, Port Said, Cairo, Malta, etc. Ca. 1890s-1930s.
Zangaki Brothers (ca. 1880s-1890s); Arnoux, Hippolyte (active ca. 1860s-1900); Mauri, Achille (active ca. 1840s-1890s). Album of Thirty Studio Photographs of Egypt (Alexandria, Cairo), Myanmar (Mandalay), and Morocco (Tangier); also with the Photos of Gibraltar and Italy (Naples, Pompeii). Ca. 1888-1896
Hammerschmidt, Wilhelm (ca. 1830 - d. 1869); Maison Bonfils (1867-1909) [Attributed to]. Historically Significant Album with Twenty-Three Original Albumen Photos of Egypt, Showing the Early, Pre-Restoration Views of Ancient Landmarks in Cairo (Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Mosque of Mahmud Pasha, Tombs of Caliphs & Mamluks, Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay), Luxor (Temple of Khonsu, Grand colonnade of Amenophis), and Nubia (Temple of Al-Maharraqa Temples at Wadi es-Sabua, Abu Simbel Temple, Kiosk of Qertassi, Trajan’s Kiosk). Ca. 1860s.
Album with 56 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Taken by a Passenger of the SS “City of Cairo”, Showing Nubian and Sudanese Cities and Villages along the White Nile, from Ibrim to Kosti, Including Khartoum, Omdurman, Wad-Alzaky, Ad Douiem and Others; Several Views of the Blue Nile, and a Three-Part Panorama of Port Said. 1924-6.
Bonfils, Maison (1867-1909). Historically Important Collection of Fifteen Albumen Photographs of Alexandria, Showing the City Ruins after the British Bombardment in 1882. Ca. 1882.
Roussel, L. Historically Significant Album with 104 Original Vernacular Photographs Taken by a French Member of La Ligue des droits de l’Homme in pre-colonial Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Showing Portraits of Locals in Traditional Attire Carrying Goods, Posing for the Camera, Browsing through Busy Markets, Riding Camels, etc.; City Views (the Dire Dawa Train Station & Locomotive, St. Michael Church, Dire Dawa Palace, the Zoo, a Café), and Group Portraits of the Compiler and his Associates; also with the Photos of Djibouti (then in French Somaliland), Documenting Street Scenes, Notable Landmarks, and Local Inhabitants. Ca. 1929-1935.
Trapman, Adrian Sidney Gilbert Reginald (1910-1937). Collection of Three Albums with ca. 307 Original Gelatin Silver Photos, Taken and Collected by a British Vice-Consul in Addis Ababa Shortly Before and During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Showing Addis Ababa and Jimma, Emperor Haile Selassie I, German and Italian Ambassadors in Ethiopia, Members of the British Legation, Italian Military Planes and Airfield at Mekelle, Bombing of Ethiopian Troops and Villages, Burning and Looting of Addis Ababa in May 1936, Refugee Camp at the British Legation, etc.; With: a Menu of “A Dinner at the Lansdowne Club on Friday, April 30th 1937, for Those who were in Abyssinia During the Autumn, Winter and Spring of 1935 and 1936,” Signed by Trapman and over a Dozen Other Participants. Ca. 1934-1937.
Historically Significant Album with 128 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs and 17 Printed Postcards Taken during a Voyage to German New Guinea, German Samoa and Fiji, Showing Settlements and Papuan People of the Bismark Archipelago, Ceremony of Hoisting German Imperial Flag in Samoa, the First Governor of German Samoa Wilhelm Solf, Paramount Chief of German Samoa Mata’afa Josefo, Wreck of SMS “Adler” in Apia Harbour, Native Samoans, German Colonial Residents, Samoan, Papuana dn Fijian Warriors, Views of Banda Islands, &c. Ca. 1900s.
[Woodbury, George Edward] (1902-1973). Historically Significant Collection of 61 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and 95 Film Negatives, Showing the Excavation of Native American Burial Mounds on Cape Canaveral, in 1933-1934: Mounds in their Original Stage, Excavation Process, Workers and Anthropologists, Unearthed Remains Identified by Numbers. Ca. 1933-1934.
Album of Over 130 Albumen Cartes-de-Visite Photographs and Over 45 Pieces of Travel Ephemera from a Grand Tour of Europe, Showing Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice, Ravenna, Siena, Perugia, Bologna), Britain (London, Oxford, York, Stratford-on-Avon, Country Estates), France (Paris, Strasbourg), Austria (Vienna, Gratz), and Germany (Nuremberg, Passau); the Album is Titled: From Rome Dec 15th, 1869 to Edinburgh May 27th, 1870. Ca. 1869-1870.
Interesting Collection of Two Folders with over 150 Original Film Negatives, Taken by a French Traveller in Tahiti in the 1930s, Showing Native Women in Traditional Costumes, Dancers, Fishermen, Families, Villages, Beaches, Mountains and Forests, the Compiler and His Friends, a City Embankment with a Naval Ship (Likely, in Papeete), “Saint Lazare” Church, Coastal Views, Sailing Voyage on a Schooner, &c. Ca. 1930s.
Historically Important Album with Thirty-Four Original Photographs of Batumi, Taken by a Russian Soldier or his Female Companion in 1905, Showing the Turkish Bazaar with Fruit Sellers, Street Vendors, and Russian Officers on Patrol; Shoemakers Polishing Clients’ Footwear; Local Workers Smoking and Posing for the Camera; and Views of Decked Ships, the Riverfront, the Commercial Harbor, Gardens, Beaches, and Surrounding Areas (including Buknari and Cape Verde); also, with the Photos of Surami and Pyatigorsk; titled: Album. Ca. 1905.
Album with Thirty-Four Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Famous Georgian Resort Borjomi and Its Environs, Including the Romanov Palace in Likani, Borjomi Cargo Railway Station, Saw Mill, Sanatorium of Dr. Hambachidze, Tabatskuri Lake, and Others. Ca. 1900s.
Interesting Album with 58 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken by Soviet Tourists during Hiking Trips in Georgia and North Osetia, Showing Terek River, Dariali Gorge, Gergeti Glacier, Mount Kazbek, Krestovy/Jvary Pass, Batumi Seafront and Botanical Garden, Mamison Pass on the Ossetian Military Road, Tseydon/Tsey River, Tourist Base in Tsey, “Devil’s Bridge” over the Ardon River, Upper Reaches of the Rioni River, Ossetian Villages and People, Tourists Hiking, Resting, Posing next to Sites, &c., the Album is Titled: I my… po Kavkazu. 1936 [And we are… in the Caucasus. 1936]. Ca. 1936-1938.
Album of 30 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Takoradi Harbour and the Gold Coast (Sekondi Harbour, Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle, Christiansborg Castle), etc. Ca. 1929.
Large Photograph Panorama of the Western Face of the Rock of Gibraltar with the Inner Harbour, the Settlement Ascending the Slopes of the Rock, and the Moorish Castle Above. Ca. 1870.
Collection of Fifteen Loose Large Albumen Photos Mounted on Cabinet Cards, Including Twelve Views of Gibraltar (the Rock of Gibraltar, Border Crossing, La Linea de la Concepcion, Casemates Square and Moorish Castle, Gardiner’s Battery, Alameda Gardens, Southport Gate, the Rock’s Summit, Catalan Bay) and Three Images of Tangier and North Africa. Ca. 1890s.
Album with 106 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the USCGC Eastwind’s Annual Summer Cruise to Greenland (Thule Air Force Base, Cape Etoh, Grondal, and Godthab) Showing American & Canadian Vessels (USS Glynn, USCGC Westwind, and Labrador), Prominent Arctic Explorer Donald Macmillan, a Helicopter Crash Landing on the Ice, “Frog Men” Preparing for Underwater Dynamiting, Local Eskimos Posing with the Captain Rhanke, etc.; Also with the Images of Sailors Meeting Danish Admiral on the Fourth of July, Having a Beer Party, and Celebrating the Initiation Ceremony in Costumes. Ca. 1950s.
Album with Eighty-Six Original Photographs of Two French Navy School Ships Including Views of Onboard Activities and Stops in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Malta, Portugal, Algeria, France and Belgium Titled: Campagne d’Été (Aout 1885) à bord du Bougainville – École Navale, Manche-Anvers Campagne d’Application à bord de la frégate d’Iphigénie (5 Octobre 1886-30 Juillet 1887) – Atlantique-Méditerranée occidentale [Summer Voyage (August 1885) Aboard the Bougainville - Naval School, Manche-Antwerp Voyage aboard the Frigate Iphigénie (5 October 1886-30 July 1887) - Atlantic - Western Mediterranean]. Ca. 1885-1887.
Zemaitis, William O. (1935-2021). Album of 84 Original Photographs of Guam, Showing Andersen Air Force Base, Including a Review (Marching Band, 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron), the “Special Service Shack,” Commissary, Barracks, Runways and Hangars, Celebrations (a Christmas Party, “Comm-Elect. Section Party”), etc. Ca. 1953.
Historically Significant Album with 80 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken in French Colonial Guinea and Showing Fula, Susu and Conagui People, Inhabitants of Conakry, Kipe, Rio Pongo, Kourussa, Guinean Forest, Scenes in Local Villages, &c. Ca. 1900s.
Historically Interesting Album with 40 Original Gelatin Silver and Platinum Photos of French Guinea, Showing Conakry, Samou River Rapids and Waterfalls, the “Baptism” of a Morane Plane of Conakry “Aero-club,” Children’s Costume Party in Conakry in March 1935, Susu Women and Girls, Kolente River Bridge Under Construction, etc. Ca. 1935.
Rice, Roger C.Album of 11 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing the Territory of Hawaii in 1915, Including ‘Iolani Palace, Ali‘iolani Hale, Kawaiaha‘o Church, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Hawaii State Library, Waikiki Beach, Nu‘uanu Pali, Moanalua Gardens, a “Typical Native Home,” and “the University Club”. Ca. 1915.
Album of Over 280 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken by an American Soldier During His Service in the US Army Hawaiian Division, with Interesting Photos of Schofield Barracks and Soldiers, Oahu Island and Hawaii Volcanos National Park. Hawaii: Ca. 1920-1930s.