Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: House, A.H.
Dates of creation: [1920s]-1940
Extent: 1 album
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: House, A.H.
Language:
English
(fl. 1924 - 1985)
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| 1920s | Confidential Clerk to the Civil Secretary |
1. Photographic Material
2. Newspaper Cuttings
Presented by House, 1985
Catalogue
1. Photographic Material
SAD.840/7/1-194
[1920s]
Album of photographs of Khartoum, a mixture of amateur snaps by A.H. House and professional photographs, mainly taken by Karakashian Bros (Nos. 2, 5-11, 17, 31-33, 188). Nos. 178 onwards are loose within the album. Additional information on some
photographs was provided by K.D.D. Henderson (see SAD.840/7/191-194):
SAD.840/7/3
Kitchener's statue at sunset
SAD.840/7/9-11
Cloud effects over the Nile
SAD.840/7/15
Farmer with his animals in front of palm trees
SAD.840/7/16
Khartoum-Omdurman ferry moored at the riverside, passengers waiting to embark
SAD.840/7/18
Blue Nile bridge at sunset (Khartoum to Khartoum North)
SAD.840/7/19
Embankment road looking east,
felucca and small launch in the foreground, Blue Nile bridge in the background
SAD.840/7/20-23
Flooded streets in Khartoum after a storm, including Sirdar Avenue and the Mosque Square
SAD.840/7/24-25
Trees uprooted on the Embankment during storms in 1923
SAD.840/7/26
Stormy skies over Khartoum
SAD.840/7/30
After effects of a dust storm shown on top of a dressing table
SAD.840/7/31-33
High Nile along the Embankment
SAD.840/7/34
Khartoum racecourse, c. 1926
SAD.840/7/35-41
Aftermath of the Sudan mutiny, 1924
SAD.840/7/35
Egyptian medical officers' mess, view on north side, 27-28 Nov 1924 after the bombardment by British Artillery
SAD.840/7/36
The mess from the N.E. corner
SAD.840/7/38
View of the hole in the boundary wall on the main road
SAD.840/7/39
Centre view north side of the mess
SAD.840/7/40
The mess from the S.W. corner
SAD.840/7/42
British officials placing wreaths at the memorial to British officers and men who fell in the 1924 mutiny, in the British cemetery, Khartoum. G.F. Foley fourth from left
SAD.840/7/43
Anglican clergy in front of the memorial
SAD.840/7/44
Memorial surrounded by wreaths
SAD.840/7/45
British officials and Sudanese soldiers awaiting the arrival of Lord Lloyd, High Commissioner for Egypt, in front of the Palace. Sir John Maffey standing centre; to his right in white uniform J.F Ross, A.D.C. and Tony Carthew Yorston,
Comptroller
SAD.840/7/47
Sir John Maffey, the Governor-General reading the proclamation at a levée in the Palace gardens; Lady Maffey to his left
SAD.840/7/48
Lord and Lady Lloyd and Sir John and Lady Maffey on the steps in the Palace gardens during an evening reception
SAD.840/7/49
Internal view of All Saints' Cathedral, Khartoum
SAD.840/7/50
All Saints' Cathedral before the construction of the bell tower
SAD.840/7/51
Construction of the bell tower
SAD.840/7/52
View of the completed cathedral
SAD.840/7/53
Cricket match, Khartoum v Atbara
SAD.840/7/54
Spectators at half-time at the football cup final
SAD.840/7/55-56
Participants in the 1929 Emmerson Cup competition
SAD.840/7/57
Gordon's boat, the
Bordein
SAD.840/7/58
Governor-General's launch the
Elfin
SAD.840/7/59
Sudan Government passenger steamer, the
Sudan
SAD.840/7/61
Shadufs on the edge of the Nile
SAD.840/7/65
Swimming pool in the Sudan Club
SAD.840/7/66
South entrance, Sudan Club
SAD.840/7/67
General Post Office, Khartoum, opened 1928
SAD.840/7/68
The last steam tram to run in Khartoum, 16 Jan 1928
SAD.840/7/69
Steam tram crossing the Blue Nile bridge
SAD.840/7/70
Troop train at a desert station
SAD.840/7/72-75
Church parade on Christmas Day 1928. The Governor-General Sir John Maffey taking the salute. G.F. and H.F. Foley identified in 840/7/75
SAD.840/7/76-79
Children's party at the Palace, Christmas 1928
SAD.840/7/78
Bishop Gwynne and Sir John and Lady Maffey coming down the Palace steps
SAD.840/7/81, 101
Traders buying and selling in the shade of a tree
SAD.840/7/83
Felucca with load of fodder
SAD.840/7/85
Dedication of the war memorial in the British cemetery, Khartoum, 11 Nov 1928
SAD.840/7/86
Kitchener Memorial School of Medicine
SAD.840/7/87
Pipe band parading at garden party at the Palace
SAD.840/7/88-89
Unidentified British woman at Khartoum zoo
SAD.840/7/90
Children's fancy dress party
SAD.840/7/91-93
Garden party at the Palace including Sir Stewart Symes, Bishop Gwynne, Sayyid `Ali al-Mirghani and G.E.R. Sandars (with back to camera) and the Kaid S.S. Butler
SAD.840/7/95
Porters dancing the whip dance
SAD.840/7/99
Maulid al-Nabi celebrations
SAD.840/7/102
Young man with bow and arrows
SAD.840/7/103
Northern Sudanese musicians, one with a drum and the other a wind instrument
SAD.840/7/105,108
Young Northern Sudanese girls
SAD.840/7/106
Northern Sudanese man and child
SAD.840/7/107
Three southern girls wearing grass skirts
SAD.840/7/110
Construction of the Makwar Dam on the Blue Nile, 1924
SAD.840/7/112
Passengers on ferry at Sennar, Blue Nile Province
SAD.840/7/113
Woman and child in front of native dwelling
SAD.840/7/114-115
Cotton fields and pickers, Blue Nile Province
SAD.840/7/116-117
River views between Halfa and Shellal
SAD.840/7/129
Flying boat coming in to land
SAD.840/7/130
Central administration buildings, Khartoum
SAD.840/7/132
Blue Nile at Khartoum from the Embankment
SAD.840/7/133
Kitchener Memorial School of Medicine
SAD.840/7/134
Verandah and gardens of the Grand Hotel, Khartoum
SAD.840/7/135-136
Overseas League ‘at home' held at the Chief Justice's garden, Khartoum 1933
SAD.840/7/137-138
Locusts over Khartoum, 1933
SAD.840/7/139
Webber, Q.M. of the 2nd Somersets
SAD.840/7/141
Junior Kolapur winning team with cup (shooting). Back row: ?, G.R.F. Bredin, Muir and Martin (coach). Front row: ?, M.W. Parr, J.H. Seamer (P.W.D.), J. Mackrell
SAD.840/7/142
Spectators at cricket match
SAD.840/7/143
Cricket team. Identified are, (back row far left) Gabs Kfouri, (5th from right) Jose Penney, (far right) A.H. House. Middle row: (far left) R.C. Mayall, (far right) E. Thomas
SAD.840/7/144
Junior Mackinnon shooting team. L. to R. J.H. Seamer, M.W. Parr, Muir, J. Mackrell
SAD.840/7/145-146, 148
The Prince of Wales arriving by air at Khartoum, greeted by E.G. Sarsfield-Hall, Governor Khartoum and Sir John Maffey
SAD.840/7/147
C.B. Tracey talking to King Alfonso of Spain, S.L. Milligan in background. Blue Nile Sailing Club
SAD.840/7/149, 152
Interior and exterior of Wad Medani Church
SAD.840/7/150-151
Parade of British soldiers
SAD.840/7/155
H.A. MacMichael at the final parade of one of the Sudanese battalions (disbanded after 1924)
SAD.840/7/156
Mahdi's tomb before rebuilding
SAD.840/7/157-167
Interior and gardens of British house
SAD.840/7/168
Secretariat floodlit at night for the coronation of King Farouk
SAD.840/7/169
Sir Stewart Symes riding through Omdurman, accompanied by Col. Bramble
SAD.840/7/170
Sir Stewart Symes taking the salute at a march past, accompanied by the Kaid, S.S. Butler ?
SAD.840/7/171
Sir Stewart Symes shaking hands with Carthew Yorston ?
SAD.840/7/172
Group of British children watching deer feeding
SAD.840/7/173
Feluccas moored at the edge of the Nile
SAD.840/7/175
The Gillan family with William Platt and Sheila Williams
SAD.840/7/177
Man and woman in street with cattle
SAD.840/7/178
Aerial view of Khartoum, Blue Nile bridge on right, Gordon College in centre and Military School in foreground
SAD.840/7/179
Aerial view looking east of the Blue Nile bridge from Khartoum North to Khartoum. The three ships moored are the old expedition gunboats
SAD.840/7/180
Aerial view of the Governor-General's Palace looking north across the river
SAD.840/7/182
March past in the Palace gardens
SAD.840/7/183
The road along the Nile just below the mess
SAD.840/7/184
H.Q Troops, Khartoum, formerly the G.P.O.
SAD.840/7/185
Saqiyah on the banks of the Nile
SAD.840/7/186-187
Boats on the Nile at sunset
SAD.840/7/188
Unloading bricks by night at the Blue Nile bridge
SAD.840/7/189
Khartoum river front looking away from Omdurman along the Embankment road
2. Newspaper Cuttings
SAD.840/7/190
1940 Nov 4
“A meeting at Khartoum. General Smuts and Mr. Eden”, from
The Times
