A green cloth and black leather bound album containing over 100 black/white contact prints relating to the Falkland Islands.

Contents: The album contains many views of wild life (including penguins) on the Falklands, the construction of a wireless station there and views of Stanley, general views of South Georgia, the hut used by Dr Bruce on his Antarctic expedition in 1902 on South Orkneys, and the graves of those who died at the battle of the Falklands in 1914. Ships represented include SS Freshfield (1896), HMS Edinburgh Castle (1910), HMS Orama (1911) and HMS Lysander (1913).

The Admiralty 150kw wireless station was installed by Marconi in 1915 to improve communications with the Northern Hemisphere after the battle of Coronel in 1914. On 7 March 1915 the Ismailia sailed for the Falkland Islands carrying equipment for building roads and concrete reinforced buildings for the wireless station as well as 200 men. Six weeks later the Freshfield (1896) followed having been fitted out as living quarters for the party and carrying provisions to last the men for 18 months. The wireless station was brought into service the last quarter of 1916. One of the identified photographers is presumably W D Lacey who went out to the Falkland Islands in 1912 to man the existing wireless station. See Wireless World December 1916.

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Photographs 1 & 2; Two views of Stanley harbour, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photographs 3 & 4: Two views of Hooker’s Point, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 5 & 6: Two views of Mount and Port Harriet, F.I., ca.1915-18. Photographer, Madgwick.
Photograph 7: Looking west from Sapper Hill, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 8: Moody Valley, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 9 & 10: Two views of Gypsy Cave, F.I., ca.1915-18. Photographer, Ball..
Photograph 11: Mount William near the summit, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 12: View of coast south of Stanley, F.I., ca.1915-18.


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Photographs 13 & 14: Two views of the River of Stones, F.I., ca. 1915-18
Photographs 15 & 16: Two views of Sappers Hill showing the look out shelter, F.I., ca.1915-18



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Photographs 17 & 18: Two views of the Falklands islands wireless station showing the bungalow, ca.1915-18. Photographer, Lacey.
Photograph 19: View of Stanley harbour, East end, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 20: A bungalow, F.I., ca.1915-18. Photographer Parslow.

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Photograph 21: Above Fairy Cove, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 22: Distant view of Stanley, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photographs 23 & 24: Two views of sheep dipping, Bender’s Farm, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 25 & 26: Two views of Bender’s farm, F.I., ca.1915-18. The Admiralty wireless station was built on Bender’s land at the head of Stanley harbour.
Photographs 27 & 28: Two views of sheep dipping, Bender’s farm, F.I., ca.1915-18.

Pages 8 & 9
Photographs 29 – 36: Eight views of Rock Shags (also known at the Megallinic cormorant) nesting, F.I., ca.1915-1918.

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Photographs 37 & 38: Two view of Rock Shags on nest, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 39: Moody Valley, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 40: The Tumbledown, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 41: Mount William, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 42: Sea lions and sea birds, F.I., ca.1915-18. Photographs by Bennet.
Photograph 43: Sullivan House, Stanley, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 44: Geese, F I., ca.1915-18.

Pages 12 & 13
Photographs 45 – 54: Ten views of penguins, F.I., ca.1915-18. Photographs by Ball and Howe.

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Photograph 55: View of frozen rocks, F.I., 1918.
Photographs 56 & 57: Two views of a thrush and a Dolphin gull, F.I., ca.1915-1918. Photographs by Bennett.
Photographs 58 & 59: Two views of Mullet Creek, F.I., ca.1915-1918.

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Photographs 60 & 61: Two views of robin and sparrow’s nests, F.I.,ca.1915-18.
Photograph 62: Pair of Kelp Geese, F.I.,ca.1915-18.
Photograph 63: Nest and eggs of logger head duck, F.I.,ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 64 – 67: Four views of a sea leopard, F.I., ca.1915-18, Photographs by Ball.

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Photograph 68: An octopus on the beach at Port Stanley harbour, ca.1915-18. Photograph by Rose.
Photographs 69 – 70: Two views of a skeleton of a Fin Whale, Port Harriet, ca.1915-1918.
Photograph 71: View of black fish, F.I., ca.1915-1918.
Photograph 72: Loggerhead ducks, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 73: View of Port Stanley from the South East, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 74: An unidentified monument at Port Stanley, ca.1915-18 Photographer,Parslow..
Photograph 75: Town Hall, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18. (Parslow).
Photograph 76: View of Port Stanley from the Town Hall looking south, ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 77: View of Port Stanley looking south west from town hall, ca.1915-18. (Parslow).
Photograph 78: West Jetty, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18. ( Parslow).
Photograph 79: A steel lighter built at Port Stanley, ca.1915-18. (Parslow).
Photograph 80: View of Port Stanley harbour from south east, ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 81: View of cathedral looking east from Government jetty, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 82: King Edward VII hospital, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18. (Parslow).
Photograph 83: View of Port Stanley looking south east from the town hall and showing the gaol.
Photograph 84: View of Port Stanley from the sea, ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 85: View of east end of Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 86: View of Port Stanley from the west showing Government House and the Town Hall, ca.1915-18.
Photographs 87 & 88: Two views of the bringing ashore and laying of the telegraph cable, Port Stanley, ca.1915. (Parslow).

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Photographs 89 & 90: Two views of Tibbie the cat and Polly the parrot, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 91: A ‘rustic cottage’, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 92: A lighter named Swan built at Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 93: Picket boat left at Port Stanley by HMS Invincible (1907), ca.1915-18.
Photograph 94: Small steamboat called Penguin alongside a jetty, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 95: Grave of men who were killed in the battle of the Falklands 4/12/1914, Port Stanley, ca. 1915-18.
Photographs 96 & 97: Two views of a stone corrall, F I., ca.1915-18.
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Photographs 98 & 99: Two views of peat bogs, Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 100: Hooker’s Point outpost, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 101: Lake Point outpost, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 102: Litter of collie puppies, Port Harriet, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 103: Blackie, the Government wireless station cat, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 104: A group of farm buildings, Stanley in the distance, ca.1915-18. (Madgwick).
Photograph 105: A hen coop, near Port Stanley, ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 106 – 108: Three views of Mount William, F.I., ca.1915-18.
Photograph 109: Looking north east from “The Tumbledowns”, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 110 – 111: Two views of HMS Orama (1911) at Port William, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 112: HMS Edinburgh Castle (1910) at Port William, ca.1915-18.

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Photograph 113: SS Freshfield (1896) at anchor, Port Stanley harbour, 1915.
Photograph 114: Group of officers on board SS Freshfield (1896), 1915. (Lacey).
Photograph 115: HMS Lysander (1913) escorting SS Freshfield (1896) through the English channel, 1915.
Photograph 116: Ship’s cat, SS Freshfield (1896), 1915.
Photograph 117: SS Ismailia (1900) moored at Port Stanley harbour, 1915.

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Photograph 118: View of the Norwegian Whaling factory ship Hvalen (1892), Port William, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 119: Whaling steamer Gvas (1911) at anchor, Falkland Islands, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 120: Whaling factories Orn (1890) and Bombay (1882) and P.S.N. Co ship Corcovado (1896) at anchor, Falkland Islands, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 121: HMS Canopus (1897) at anchor, Stanley harbour, F.I., ca.1915-18. (Photographer Lacey).

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Photograph 122: View of an officer named Stephenson driving a railway truck with a sail, Falkland Islands, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 123: Distant view of Danish motor ship Falstria (1914) at anchor, Falkland Islands, 1918.
Photographs 124 & 125: Two views of Ross Road and Government House, F.I., ca.1915-18.

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Photographs 126 & 127: Two views of an area of the Falkland Islands described as ‘Klondyke’, ca.1915-18. Photographer, Lacey.

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Photograph 128: View of area of Falkland Islands described as ‘Klondyke’, ca.1915-18. Photographer Howe.
Photograph 129: Narrow gauge railway locomotive and rolling stock (Camber railway constructed to support the wireless station), Stanley, F.I., ca.1915.
Photograph 130: John Street looking west, Stanley, F.I., ca.1915.
Photograph 131: Steam launch in Camber, Stanley, F.I., ca.1915.

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Photographs 132 – 134: Three views of the Admiralty wireless station under construction, Falkland Islands, 1915.
Photograph 135: Two officers relaxing in the ‘smoke room’, one with a cat on his lap, Falkland Islands, 1915.

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Photographs 136 – 138: Three views of the Admiralty wireless station, ca.1915.
Photograph 139: Two cats playing in the snow, Falkland Islands, ca.1915.

Pages 36 & 37
Photographs 140 – 148: Nine views of the Admiralty wireless station in winter, Falkland Islands, ca.1915.

Pages 38 – 39
Photographs 149 – 158: Ten views of wildlife in South Orkneys including blue whales, penguins and giant petrels, ca. 1915-18. Photographer Bennett.

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Photographs 159 – 162: Four views of Adelina and Gantoo penguins, South Orkneys, ca.1915-18.
Photograph 163: A G Bennett aboard whaling factory Falkland (1897), ca.1915.

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Photographs 164 & 165: Two views of Omond House built by Dr William Spiers Bruce as a meteorological station during the Scottish Antarctic Expedition, 1902, South Orkneys, 1915.
Photograph 166: A whaling factory, ca.1915.
Photograph 167: Coronation Island, ca.1915.