Renfrew, C. Captain. Historically Interesting Album with Ninety-Six Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Sri Lanka, Mostly Showing Colombo (Early Hotels, Old Lighthouse, the Port, St. Joseph’s College, the National Museum, etc.), Galle (Meera Mosque, Durch Church & Fort), Anuradhapura (Buddhist Temples), Kandy (Railway Locomotive, Shops and Hotels with English Signs “Sewing Machines,” “King Hotel,” etc.), and Boer War Prison Camp of Diyatalawa (Train Station); also, with Individual and Group Portraits of a Local Girl Carrying a Vessel on Her Head, Devotees Praying at a Temple, and a Scene from a Buddhist Funeral. Ca. 1916.
Bornas, Aug[ust?]. Album of Ten Original Pen and Wash Sketches of Military Fortifications, Villages and Mountainous Views of Tonkin (North Vietnam) Taken by a Participant of the French Military Campaign on Pacification of Tonkin (1886-1896). Ca. 1891.
Thomas, M. Historically Important Album with Sixty-Five Gelatin Silver Photographs and One Real Photo Postcard Taken by an American Officer, “Major Thomas,” during the Allied Intervention in Vladivostok, Showing Golden Horn Bay with Allied Naval Vessels Navigating Along the Waterfront, Bustling Scenes of Svetlanskaya Street with Pedestrians in Traditional and Western Attire, and Rare Early Views of the Railway Station, and the Now-Demolished Triumphal Arch and the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos; Also Documenting the Philippines, with Images of American Soldiers’ Quarters in Manila, Indigenous Filipinos Holding Shields, and Iconic Landmarks (the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, and a Buddhist Sculpture); titled: Scrap Book. Ca. 1919.
Bond, Frances Eileen Berkswell. Album with over a Hundred Original Photographs Compiled During Two Cruises: a 1931-1932 World Cruise on RMS “Empress of Britain” Showing Jerusalem, Cairo, Bombay, Colombo, Batavia, Bangkok, Beijing, the Great Wall of China, Japan, Hawaii, Panama Canal, and others; and a 1934 Cruise around the Caribbean, Showing Nassau, Jamaica, Colon in Panama, Cartagena, La Guaira in Venezuela, Trinidad, Barbados and others; Titled: World Cruise. From Monaco to Southampton. December 15th 1931 – April 16th 1932. Q.S.T.S. “Empress of Britain;” Cruise to the West Indies. From Southampton to Southampton. January 27th – March 8th 1934. R.M.S. “Homeric.” 1931-1934.
Historically Important Album with 105 Gelatin Silver Photographs Likely Taken by a Technician of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in Manila After the End of World War II, Showing U.S. Soldiers Reconstructing Communication Networks (Repairing Overhead Trunk Lines, Operating Specialized Consoles, Restoring Exchange Equipment, etc.), the City Views Before and After the Bombardment (City Hall, Manila Hotel, Legislative, Finance, Commerce & Agricultural Buildings, Jones Bridge, Escolta St., etc.), and Japanese Ships Sunk in Manila Bay; also with Photographs from New Guinea, Mostly Depicting the Compiler and His Friends at the Height of the War. Ca. 1943-1945.