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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1116 Material Type Photographs Level [40] File

1. Photo 1116/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/1
Title:
Crofton Collection: Hongkong and Canton 1880-1890. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Half-leather and red buckram bound album, measuring 415x302mm, stamped 'Hongkong and Canton 1880-1890' in gold on front cover, containing 68 albumen prints of views in Hong Kong and Canton. A few of the views towards the end of the album date from after 1890 and were probably added after the bul...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
68 items

2. Photo 1116/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/2
Title:
Crofton Collection: 'Hongkong, Suez Canal, Pompei, Ceylon, West River.' Photographer(s): Colombo Apothecaries Company
Scope & Content:
Half-leather and red buckram album (uniform binding to Photo 1116/1), measuring 362x268mm and stamped 'Hongkong Suez Canal Pompei Ceylon West River' in gold on front cover. The contents of the album can be broken down as follows: Prints 1-48 Views mainly of Hong Kong, with a few of Canton, 189...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s-1890s
Extent:
76 items

3. Photo 1116/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/3
Title:
Crofton Collection: Views of Hong Kong. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Brown cloth covered album, measuring 200 x 215 mm, stamped 'Sunny Memories' on front cover and containing 65 prints inserted into aperture opening of various shapes and sizes, with captions written in ink beneath the photographs. The album contains views of Hong Kong, a few more personal family ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
65 items

4. Photo 1116/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/4
Title:
Crofton Collection: Zanzibar Album 1. Photographer(s): Gomes, A.C.
Scope & Content:
Photograph album bound in soft imitation leather, measuring 200 x 285 mm, containing 106 prints mounted on corner hinges, the majority uncaptioned. The album contains a mix of older and more material. On each verso leaf is mounted a large-size printing-out paper print of Zanzibar scenes dating f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896-1930s
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Photo 1116/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/5
Title:
Crofton Collection: Zanzibar Album 2. Photographer(s): Gomes, A.C.
Scope & Content:
Photograph album bound in soft imitation leather, containing 72 prints, plus miscellaneous related press-cuttings, menu cards and other ephemera. The album's contents include general snapshots of Zanzibar, the Prince of Wales' visit in 1928, a meeting of the Legislative Council, etc. These pho...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1914-1933
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Photo 1116/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/6
Title:
Crofton Collection: Album of Zanzibar views. Photographer(s): Gomes, A.C. and others
Scope & Content:
Photograph album containing 127 prints, the majority good clear snapshots of Zanzibar, including street scenes and architecture. The album also includes a few larger, professional quality photographs, some if not all from the studio of A. C. Gomes These photographs form part of the collection o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1930-1932
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Photo 1116/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/7
Title:
Crofton Collection: Album of Zanzibar views. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph album containing 21 prints in aperture mounts, showing Zanzibar scenes and architecture. The first photograph in the album is a portrait of the Sultan of Zanzibar. These photographs form part of the collection of Denis Hayes Crofton, Indian Civil Service, and his father Richard Hayes...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1910s
Extent:

21 items

8. Photo 1116/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1116/8
Title:
Crofton Collection: Album of views of Zanzibar and India. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph album containing 63 small snapshots, mostly identified and dated, showing scenes in Zanzibar (architecture, harbour views, etc), Muzaffarpur and Lalganj. These photographs form part of the collection of Denis Hayes Crofton, Indian Civil Service, and his father Richard Hayes Crofton, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1932-1933
Extent:
70 items

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