Aden [Yemen] Photograph Album, ca. 1937-1938

Summary

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 half-size box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Photo album, ca. 1937-1938, of a British airman, 90+ black/white snapshots with captions, mainly of Aden [Yemen]. Includes shots of fellow British servicemen, military planes and ships, Aden police and military on camels, dhows and other local boats, many street scenes, marketplaces, gardens, countryside, a Jewish shop and a Christian Somali family in Crater. Locations include Crater, Kormaksar Beach, Sheik Othman, Steamer Point, Maala, Tawahi, and Lahedj. Also a few photos of Gibraltar, Malta, and Port Said, probably taken on the voyage to Aden, and a few printed items, in part citing hardships experienced by British airmen in Aden.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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