A photograph album with maroon boards, a weak spine, and 37 leaves. All the relevant photographs have been copied.

Contents: This album relates to the career of Henry Thomas Knapman while serving as an Engineer on HMS Raleigh (1873) and HMS Kent (1901) on the China Station. Photographs of ships include HMS Ajax (1880), Severn (1885) and Kent (1901), and the China Squadron 1891-1894. Places include Simon’s Bay, Shanghai, Japan, St Helena and Keyham College. There are also group photographs of officers, Chinese pirates and Japanese Gheishas. Identified photographer includes Hippolyte Arnoux.

Henry Thomas Knapman was born in Aden in 1865. He was promoted Assistant Engineer 1885, Engineer 1890, Chief Engineer and Engineer Lieutenant 1900, Engineer Commander 1903 and retired in 1908 with rank of Captain. During WWI in 1915 he served in the transport Aragon (1905) which was taking troops to the Dardanelles. Reverted to the retired list in 1916.

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Photograph 1: Quarter deck of HMS Raleigh (1873) draped with flags and decorated with plants and flowers. In the foreground is a programme for a dance, Simons Bay, 1884.

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Photograph 2: An ox drawn sledge in Madeira, ca.1884.
Photograph 3: View of he bay, Funchal, Madeira, ca.1884.
Photographs 4 & 5: Two views of Simons Bay, ca.1884.

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Photograph 6: View of the Cape of Good Hoe, ca.1884.

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Photograph 7: The gun room officers, HMS Raleigh (1873), January 1888. Midshipman (later Admiral) Roger Keyes in foreground.

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Photograph 8: Bow view of HMS Raleigh (1873) in dock at Cape Town, March 1888.

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Photograph 9: Garden at Port Elizabeth, ca.1888.

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Photograph 10: Group of officers, HMS Raleigh (1873), 1886. Midshipman (later Admiral) Osmond de Beauvoir Brock in the foreground.

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Photograph 11: Gunroom officers, HMS Raleigh (1873), 1888. Midshipman Roger Keyes in the foreground.

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Photographs 12 & 13: Two views of Simons Bay from the north west and south east, ca.1886.

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Photograph 14: Cape Road, Simons Bay, ca.1886.
Photograph 15: Admirals House, Simons Bay, ca.1886.

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Photograph 16: View of Cape Road, Wynberg, ca.1886.
Photograph 17: View of road, Mauritius, ca.1886.

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Photograph 18: Napoleon’s Tomb, St Helena, ca.1886.

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Photograph 19: Landing Place, St Helena, ca.1886.
Photograph 20: Jamestown, St Helena, ca.1886.

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Photographs 21 & 22: Two views of Fernando Po, ca.1886.

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Photograph 23: Stern view of HMS Raleigh (1873) with some of the ship’s company on deck in dry dock at Devonport, 1884.

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Photograph 24: HMS Raleigh (1873) at anchor, Plymouth Sound, 1884.

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Photograph 25: HMS Himalaya (1854) at anchor, the Hamoaze, 1888.

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Photograph 26: The guard ship HMS Indus (1839) at a quayside with HMS Vengeance alongside, Keyham, 1888.

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Photograph 27: HMS Ajax (1880) at anchor, Devonport, 1889.


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Photograph 28: HMS Penelope (1867) at anchor, 1886.
Photograph 29: French ironclad Colbert (1877) at anchor, Brest, 1889.

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Photograph 30: Officers and Chaplain, HMS Ajax (1880), 1889.

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Photographs 31 & 32: Two views of Keyham College, 1880 -5.

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Photographs 33 & 34: Two group photographs of officers, HMS Ajax (1880), 1889.

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Photographs 35 – 38: The China Squadron 1891: HMS Imperieuse (1883), HMS Severn (1885), HMS Leander (1882) and HMS Mercury (1878).

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Photograph 39: North China cattle, ca.1891-4.
Photograph 40: Shanghai river above Shanghai, ca.1891-4.
Photograph 41: House on Bubbling Well road, Shanghai, ca.1891-4.
Photograph 42: Shanghai from Whang-poo creek, ca.1891-4.

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Photographs 43 – 46: The China Squadron, 1891: HMS Pallas (1890), HMS Archer (1885), HMS Alacrity (1885) and HMS Peacock (1888).

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Photograph 47: Nanking road, Chinese quarter, Shanghai, ca1892-3.
Photograph 48: The Bund, Shanghai, ca.1892-3.
Photograph 49: A ‘wheel barrow’ rickshaw with Chinese posing for the camera, North China, ca.1892-3.
Photograph 50: The jetties, Shanghai, ca.1892-3.

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Photographs 51 – 54: Foreign ships on the China station: Pamyat Azova (1888), Admiral Kornilov (1887), a Russian gunboat and Naniwa (1885).

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Photographs 55-57: Three views of Chinese pirates being beheaded at Kowloon, January 1891.
Photograph 58: Chinese petty criminals with heavy flat boards round their necks (cangue), Canton, ca.1891.

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Photographs 59 – 62: Ships on the China Station, 1892: Turenne (1879, Triomphante (1877), RMS Empress of Japan (1890) and Charleston (1888).

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Photographs 63 & 64: Two views of Shanghai gardens and rivers, ca.1892-3.
Photograph 65: A Turkish frigate at anchor, China Station, ca.1891-4.
Photograph 66: Crew of the Turkish frigate with band playing instruments in the foreground, China Station, ca.1891-4.

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Photographs 67 & 68: Officers relaxing in the ward room, HMS Severn (1885), 1892.
Photographs 69: Officers enjoying a smoke in the ‘smoking place’, HMS Severn (1885), 1892.
Photograph 70: Upper deck battery, HMS Severn (1885), 1892.

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Photograph 71: Two Chinese women silk weaving, 1893.

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Photograph 72: Engine room staff, HMS Severn (1885), 1894.

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Photographs 73 & 74: Two views of the ward room, HMS Severn (1885), ca.1894.
Photograph 75: HMS Severn’s cutter (winner of the Admiral Fremantle’s cup, Lieutenant O Gillett), 1893.

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Photograph 76: Group photograph of officers and dog, HMS Severn (1885), 1894.

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Photographs 77 – 84: Eight colour tinted postcard print views of Japan, ca.1893-4.

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Photographs 85 – 92: Eight colour tinted prints of geisha girls, ca.1893-4.

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Photograph 93 & 94: Two views of geisha girls, ca.1893-4.
Photograph 95: Three Japanese men, ca.1893-4.

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Photograph 96: View of a snowy road, Shanghai, Christmas 1892.

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Photograph 97: View of cricket match between Hong Kong and Shanghai elevens of Shanghai, 1892. Note: the Hong Kong eleven lost (except 2) in SS Bokhara disaster, 10 October 1892.

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Photograph 98: HMS Severn (1885) off Shanghai Bund, February 1893.

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Photograph 99: Shanghai, Christmas 1892 – skating club’s lake.

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Photograph 100: View of the Bund in the snow with Europeans and Chinese rickshaw men, January 1893.


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Photograph 101: Yokohama in the snow, February 1893.

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Photograph 102: A rickshaw, ca.1893.

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Photograph 103: View of Kobe, 1893.

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Photograph 104: On the inland sea shores, Japan, 1893.

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Photograph 105: Geishas song and dance with samisen (3 stringed lute) accompaniment, Japan 1893. Colour tinted print.

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Photograph 106: Rainy-weather rig for rickshaw coolie, Japan 1893.

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Photograph 107: Japanese tea planters, Japan 1893. Colour tinted print.

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Photograph 108: Three Japanese girls at writing desks, Japan, 1893. Colour tinted print.

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Photograph 109: A Japanese warrior fully armoured, Japan, 1893.

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Photograph 110: A statue of a Japanese nio idol (guardian of the Buddha), Japan, 1893,

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Photograph 111: Four Japanese girls bathing, Japan, 1893. Colour tinted print.

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Photograph 112: A Japanese wrestler, Japan, 1893. Colour tinted print.

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Photograph 113: Shipping in the Suez Canal, ca.1894.

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Photograph 114: A dredger in the Suez Canal with camels and their drivers in the foreground, ca.1894.

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Photographs 115 & 116: Two views of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid, ca.1894.

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Photograph 117: An Oasis, ca.1894.

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Photograph 118: The photograph is entitled, ‘Le pacha et son harem’, no date. An Arnoux ‘studio staged’ photograph for tourists.

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Photograph 119: Photographic print of a painting entitled, ‘St Margaret’s Bay, Dover, no date.

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Photograph 120: HMS Severn’s galley, Captain Henderson at the China Squadron regatta, September 1893,

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Photograph 121: HMS Fervent (1897) at anchor, Devonport, no date. Launched by Mrs Kate Knapman at Paisley.

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Photograph 122: HMS Kent (1901) at anchor, Yokohama, China Squadron, 1908.

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Photograph 123: The Taylors estancia, Paysandu, Uruguay, 1901.
Photograph 124: An unidentified park, no date.
Photograph 125: The upper deck, HMS Severn (1885), China, ca.1891-4.
Photograph 126: Ratings gathered round the tombstone of W H Mason, HMS Basilisk (1889) who drowned in 1900.

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Photograph 127: A Norwegian sailing ship in the Channel, no date.
Photograph 128: A little girl ‘Amy’ at Daphne’s house, Ramsgate, 1902.
Photograph 129: Ramsgate harbour, ca.1902.
Photograph 130: Photographic print of a painting showing scantily clad women, no date.

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Photograph 131: Group photograph of the Engine Room artificers, HMS Kent (1901), China Station 1907-09.

Ephemera 1: A photographic print of HMS Kent 1901) at Hong Kong November 1909.
Ephemera 2: Captain J D Allen, commanding HMS Kent (1901) 1914-15.
Ephemera 3: A photographic print showing the torpedoing of SMS Pommern at dawn, battle of Jutland, 1916.
Ephemera 4: A photographic prints showing HMS Lion and HMS Queen Mary blowing up, battle of Jutland, 1916.
Ephemera 5: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, no date.
Ephemera 6: A newspaper cutting entitled ‘Old Messmates meet. Romance of two Admirals, 4 January 1928.
Ephemera 7: Newspaper cutting re death of Admiral Owen Francis Gillett, 1938.
Ephemera 8: Newspaper cutting – advertisement for Memoirs of Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, 23 January 1939.
Ephemera 9: Photocopy (1975) re P&O crest and carving belonging to Harlow Sea Cadet unit.