J. A. Evershed East Africa, Egypt, Palestine Photograph Album, 1924

Summary

Creators:

Evershed, J. A.

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 half-size box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Photograph album of a young Englishman, J. A. Evershed, who took a trip down the east coast of Africa on the S.S. Guildford Castle and back up on the A.R. Garros, then to Egypt and the Holy Land. More than 140 black/white snapshots, each with caption, beginning with scenes of Tanganyika (now Tanzania) including Tabora, Dodoma, Dar-es-Salaam, and Tanga. Several of the Tanganyika shots are of local schools and teachers, British and Tanganyikan. Also includes views of Port Said, Zanzibar, Mombassa, Djibouti, Aden, and Port Sudan. The Egypt shots include views of the Pyramids and Sphinx, Cairo, and Suez Canal. The Holy Land (Palestine) shots include several street scenes of Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Jaffa, and Bethlehem.

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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