Aden [Yemen] Photograph Album

Processed by D Tambo
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax: (805) 893-5749
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
© 2003
Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

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

Collection number: Bernath Mss 50

Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara

Contact Information:

  • Department of Special Collections
  • Davidson Library
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • Phone: (805) 893-3062
  • Fax: (805) 893-5749
  • Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
    Processed by:
    D Tambo
    Date Completed:
    30 July 2003
    Encoded by:
    David C. Gartrell
© 2003 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Aden [Yemen] Photograph Album,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1937-1938
Collection Number: Bernath Mss 50
Extent: .2 linear feet (1 half-size box)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Aden [Yemen] Photograph Album. Bernath Mss 50. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2003.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Box

Photo album, ca. 1937 - 1938