In this list, the captions are in “quotes”.
1. “HMS ‘Ramillies’ (1892) Taranto 26/7/00” starboard bow view, entering the Mar Piccolo. F
2. “Corfu March 1900”. Corfu Town (Kerkyra) with the fort across a bay and a 3-masted screw vessel at anchor. F
3. “Empress Palace Corfu, March 1900.” The print is marked 3521 Achilleion. M
4. “ “Start for Gibraltar cup”. Four sailing vessels and a launch. S
5. “Alex & Dash” two dogs on a quayside. S
6. “Corfu Castle” with a memorial statue in the left foreground. M
7. “Grand Harbour, Valleta, January 1900” looking inland. F
8. “Strada Reale, Valleta, February 1900” with horse-drawn vehicles. M
9. “HMS ‘Dido’, February 1900” at sea, port ahead of beam. s
10. “Grecian prisoners aboard HMS ‘Dido’ January 1900” behind improvised netting. M
11. “Caravan Bridge, Smyrna, Oct. 1900”. Four laden camels crossing a stream, led by a camel driver on a donkey. F
12. “Smyrna, Oct. 1900”. A group of camels and donkeys with muleteers and camel drivers., and a low building in the background. F
13. “Harbour, Smyrna, Oct. 1900”. A general view of a quayside, with horse-drawn vehicles, sailors and others, many looking at the camera. Shipping in the background, behind a warehouse. F
14 - 19. `Ship views, June 1900”. Presumably HMS ‘Dido’. S
14. Two guns, forward.
15. Small ketch with mizzen set and about 20 people aboard.
16. Officer and soldier on deck.
17. Work in progress near the breech of one of the guns.
18. Four officers on deck, one using a telescope.
19. Sailors on deck.
20. “The Acropolis, Athens, Oct.1900”. The photograph is marked “Vue generale de l’Acropole du Temple de Jupiteur Olympien etc.”. The Parthenon is in the centre, nicely framed by a tree with the Temple of Zeus ca. 520 BC to the left. Several men in bowler hats standing around. F
21. “The Acropolis & temple of Jupiter, Oct. 1900”. The Parthenon is left of centre with the temple of Zeus to the right. F
22 – 27. “Views of Athens, October 1900”. S
22. “The University”.
23. “The observatory”
24. “The exhibition”. A large building with a columned portico.
25. “The arch of Hydria”. Actually Hadrian’s arch, ca. 130 AD.
26. “The temple of Jupiter”. The temple of Athena Nike?
27. “Hermes Street”
28. “Mt. Vesuvius, as seen from the sea, July 1900” with a column of smoke. M
29. “Coombe – Martin, Sept. 1900”. A small hazy photo, at the base of the cliff. S
30. “Coombe – Martin, Sept. 1900”. Another small hazy view, from the cliff top. S
31. “Dolly and her dogs, Sept. 1900”. A lady with four dogs. S
32. “Narcissi Walk, Chieveley, August 1900”. A small fuzzy snapshot. S
33. “R. Sovereign, our next astern, July 1900” bow-on, somewhat distant. S.
34. “HMS ‘Theseus’ Feb. 1900” moored to a buoy at Malta, starboard ahead of beam. S
35. “Entrance to Valletta Harbour, Feb. 1900”. From a ship. S
36. “HMS ‘Caesar’ Feb. 1900” moored at Malta, starboard quarter. S
37. “Platea, April 1900”. A picnic, four people on a shooting party. Two identified as “Barnford” and “Landen” or “Landon”. S
38. “Malta public gardens, Feb. 1900”. With a portrait bust on a column, behind an eagle statue. S
39. “Maltese Carrozzi, Nov. 1900”. A man is holding the horse’s bridle while a policeman makes notes. M
40. “Ramillies’ ships company. Sept. 1900”. About 20 of them. M
41. “St. John’s Cathedral, Malta, Nov. 1900”. A nice view from the centre of the nave. M
42. “Maltese Mule Cart, Nov. 1900”. A small flat-bed vehicle with two large wheels. M
43. “HMS ‘Ramillies’ 8th November 1900”. Port ahead of beam, at sea, slow ahead. F
44. “Illuminations during Mr Chamberlain’s visit to Malta, 8th November 1900”. Visit of Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary. A nocturnal view of 7 vessels, one ahead and the others in pairs, outlined in lights, with a spectacular firework. Ships are identified as ‘Canopus’ (ahead), ‘Renown’, ‘Ocean’, ‘Royal Oak’, ‘Caesar’, ‘Royal Sovereign’ and ‘Ramillies’. The photo is embossed “B. Ellis”. F
45 and 46. Two photos on two pages “Panorama of Grand Harbour Malta showing Mediterranean Fleet 8th November 1900”. Vessels identified as ‘Vindictive’, ‘Royal Oak’, ‘Ramillies’ (flag), ‘Royal Sovereign’, ‘Caesar’, ‘Ocean’, ‘Canopus’, ‘Renown’ (flag) and ‘Theseus’. F
47. “Maltese Native Cart” with muleteer and two ladies. S
48. “Fort St. Angelo” S
49. “Fort Manoel”. S
50. “Maltese Ploughman” with ox. S
51. “HMS ‘Boxer’ tender to Ramillies”. S
52. “Strada Reale” S
53. “Strada St. Lucia” with a long flight of steps. S
54. “Comdr. Hon H L A Hood June 1990” with a Lt. Cdr. In the background. S
55. “Sliema Landing place” the photo is marked “Sliema Ferry Boats’ Piers”. S
56. “Marsamuscetto Landing Place” S
57. “Maltese daisa”. A small boat. S
58. “Carrozzin” Item no. 39 is a much better copy of this photo. S
59 - 62 “Views of HMS ‘Ramillies’ while in dockyard hands, Hamilton Dock, Malta. S
59. “Port propellor HMS ‘Ramillies’” in dry dock. S
60. “Ram HMS ‘Ramillies’” S
61. “Side of HMS ‘Ramillies’” with three people working on it. S
62. “Ram from right ahead” the ship is surrounded by 3 tiers of plank walkways. S
63. “HMS ‘Caesar’ alongside dockyard wall”. S
64. Photo by R Ellis, Malta, on deck of HMS ‘Ramillies’, with caption below the photo: “Officers HMS ‘Ramillies’ Cavanagh (clerk), Hewett (mid), Wright (chaplain), Fawsett (mid), Good (fleet payms.), King (mid), Comdr. Hotham, McCowen (mid), Captain R S Lowry, Land (mid), Rear Admiral Lord Chas. Beresford, Woodcock (mid), Comdr. Hood, Venn (mid), Barry (Fleet Engineer), Buckley (mid), Clarke (major), Backhouse (mid), Jeans (Fleet Surgeon), Bomford (mid)”. The mids are seated on the deck in front of the Officers. Two rows standing behind the seated Officers are captioned above the photo; “Churchill (mid), Sowerby (Lieut.), Barron (mid), Paton (Lieut.), Pelham-Kent (clerk), Parsons (mid), Llewlyn (mid), Nicholl (Lieut.), Stocks, Goldsmith (Naval?), Start (AssEng), Bartlelot (midship), Adama (AssPay), Hankey (Capt. Marines), Watson (bosun), Waistell (Lieut.), Cutlack (AssEng), Dennys (AssPay), Landen (Carpenter), Mears (TG), Prince (bosun), Major Doctor, Wayling (Sigbos), Holgate (Eng), Trimmer (SubLt.), Murray (AssEng), Goodhart (mid), Smith (Lieut.), Alexander (AssEng), Stevenson (Lt.), Hartsmith (Doctor), Miller (clerk), Keys (Secretary), Webb (Gunnery Lieut.)”. There is also one single sailor with a sennet hat looking down from the deck above. F
65. “HMS ‘Diadem’” at anchor, starboard ahead of beam, with a tender alongside. A footnote to the caption reads “HMS ‘Europa’ January 19th 1900 – January 27th 1900”. The photo is dated “February 1900” and the caption lists vessels of the same class “’Andromeda’, ‘Diadem’, ‘Europa’, ‘Niobe’, ‘Amphitrite’, ‘Ariadne’, ‘Argonaut’, Spartiate’”. F
66. “Nauplia, showing convict prison at top of hill, Greece, November 1900”. There is a church (or mosque?) n the centre, with deserted Syntagma Square (Platia Sindagmatos) in front of it. The prison is the castle of Palamidi, used as a prison for Theodoros Kolokotonis. F
67. “Monument of Phipapappos, Athens”. M
68. “Ancient Christian Church, Athens, Greece, February 1901” Byzantine Agios Athanasios. M
69 – 70. “Types of Grecian Beauty, Athens, February 1901”. In colour. M
69. Man with fierce moustache in traditional military costume, with rifle.
70. Lady in traditional costume, with a pitcher at a well.
71. “Areopagus or Mars Hill, February 1901”. At Athens. F
72. “King’s Palace, Athens” S
73. “Roman Catholic Cathedral”. Agios Dionysios Areopagitis. S
74. “Theatre, Athens”. S
75. “Theatre of Bacchus, Athens”. Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus. M
76. “Group of Grecian Royal family, February 1901”. With King Christian IX? S
77. “Salonika, February 1901”. Looking NW, with the White Tower in the centre and the harbour in the background. F
78. “Town of Volo from the sea, February 1901”. Volos? F
79. “Village of Pelion,built on the slopes of Mt. Pelion, (5310 ft.) 10 miles from Volo, Greece, February 1901”. Quite a dramatic view. F
80. “Monastery 90 miles from Volo [Volos?], showing steps in the stone, and rope from ledge in rock to hut on summet [sic]”. F
81. “Khania, Suda Bay, Crete, March 1901”. View overlooking part of the town, with a prominent minaret. F
82. “HMS ‘Britannia’ [ex. ‘Prince of Wales’, 1860] & ‘Hindustan’ [Hindostan 1841?] September 14th 1898 – December 21st 1899”. Stamped “Symonds and Co., Copyright, Portsmouth”. Rather faded. F
83. “HMS ‘Ophir’ entering Grand Harbour, March 25th, 1901”. Photo by Ellis, Malta. ‘Ophir’ was the Orient Line ‘Ophir’ (1891) chartered as a royal yacht for a 7-month tour of the colonies by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. F
84. “Queen” Alexandra – a formal portrait. M
85. “King” Edward VII – also a formal portrait. M
86. “Bow of ‘Camperdown’ [1885] after collision with ‘Victoria’” M
87. “CLB, NKWB, FEA – Starboard gangway, Platea”. Three personnel posing. S
88. “Statue in Floriana Gardens, Malta”. S
89. “Visitors coming aboard, Trieste” S
90. “NKWB, MJC, Sig. Bas. – ‘Ramillies’ Signal Bridge”. Rather faint. S
91. “Temple of Minerva [Athena, 5th c. BC], Syracuse, March 1901”. Now the Cathedral, with 18th c. façade. The photo bears the number 2668. F
92. “Diana’s bath, Syracuse, March 1901” F
93. “Grecian Amphitheatre, Syracuse, March 1901” F
94. “Roman Amphitheatre, Syracuse, March 1901”. F
95. “Proclaiming King Edward in the Palace Square, Valetta, Malta, January 23rd. F 1901”. Photo by R Ellis, Malta. A parade with a large band and a host of umbrellas in the foreground. F
96. “Valetta, statue of the late Queen as it appeared after her death, January 1901”. The statue, in front of the National Library in Republic Square, was inaugurated on August 5, 1891. The photo shows it draped in translucent material. A crowd looks on. F
97. “Field gun, physical drill display, March 27th 1901”. 14 guns in two rows, with naval ratings in uniform. Photo R Ellis, Malta. F
98. “The sailing of HMS ‘Ophir’ from Malta, March 27th 1901”. A nocturnal view of 7 vessels, outlined in lights, ‘Ophir’ under way, with a spectacular firework display. Vessels identified are ‘Royal Sovereign’, ‘Renown’, ‘Ophir’, ‘Victorious’, ‘Empress of India’ behind ‘Caesar’ and the bow of ‘Ramillies’. Photo no. 62 by R Ellis, Malta. F
99. “Procession of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, leaving Custom House, March 25th, 1901”. Malta – the future King George V and Queen Mary.. The route is lined by Royal Marines presenting arms, shoulder to shoulder. There are 3 carriages and two groups of horse guards. F
100. “Procession entering Porte Reale, March 25th 1901”. F
101. “Naval Brigade marching down Strada Reale, Monday March 25th 1901”. The route is lined by marines. M
102. “Procession down Strada Reale, Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, Monday March 25th, 1901”. M
103. “Gunroom Thursday afternoon” with 8 people identified as follows: “Self, CBL, GOH, CLB, MCB, JOB, HLW, JWA”. S.