Camera press nigel watt (1 Ergebnisse)

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A set of 12 original b/w Camera Press photos beautifully showcasing some of Yemen and Aden's diversely rich architectural heritage. Compiled from various series dating 1955-c1962. Each @21x16cm with minor variation. Good to very good without editing marks to the images, with printed and ms captions and ink stamps to the back. In date order: P(1) from Series 2558 "Kingdom of Yemen", 29 Mar 1955 (Album): n15. The Town of Jablah // P(2)-(4) from Series 2578 "Aden Protectorate", July 1955: n17. Shibam, Qaiti State, Hadhramaut; n18. The Resident Advisor's Residence at Mukalla, Qaiti State; n20. Street scene in Terim, Kathiri State, Hadhramaut // P(5)-(8) from Series 2770 "Aden Views", by Nigel Watt, April 1958: n23. Buildings in Yeshbum, Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom, Western Aden Protectorate; n25. Yeshbum framed through an arch; n26. Yeshbum surrounded by wild hilly terrain characterised by closely grouped 5-storey dwellings with small cultivated plots in the foreground; n27. Said, Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom, with typical high dwellings enclosed by hills, boys leading donkeys, and small irrigated plots // P(9)-(10) from Series 3571 "Hadhramaut", by Sam Waagenaar, Jan 1957: n3. Palace of the Sultan of Kathiri at Seiyun; n10. Soldier of the Kathiri Bedouin Corps on guard duty // P(11) from Series 3579 "East Aden Protectorate Views", by Sam Waagenaar, nd: n2. Skycrapers at Shibam "six or seven floors high; because of tribal warfare building has had in the past to be confined to the 'safe' area behind the outer wall of the town". Foreground: "The patient camels are resting beyond the outer wall in the desert". // P(12) from Series 8166 "Yemen Views" by David Holden, c1962: n18. The heavily fortified main gate of Taiz, built during the Turkish occupation. The caption references the fall of the Imamate in October 1962.…