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With 134 silver snapshot photographs, loose in corner mounts on black leaves. Images measujre from approx. 6.5x5 cm (2½x2") to 12x9 cm (4¾x3½"). Album measures 24.5x33 cm (9¾x13"), boards.

Following a few views from a visit to New Zealand, the port and mountains of Aden are shown from the approach at sea. Then come three photogaphs of the ancient Aden tanks, also known as the Taliwa Tanks or the Cisterns of Taliwa, considered one of the greatest, historical engineering feats of South Arabia. This album, however, is centered on India, mainly Kashmir, and begins with about 20 photographs of a grand horsemanship competition involving cavalry regiments. Indian Army soldiers are also seen firing rifles in a large park. A highlight of the album are the photographs of Naranag Temple and ruins, an impressive relic of early architecture, situated near Wangat in the Sind Valley, at the base of Harmukh Mountain. Also seen are views of the Hari Parbat Fort in Srinagar, along with birdseye views of the expansive city of Srinagar, local men at work, felled trees being floated down-river, &c.