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Photograph 1: View of HMS Canada (1881) in dry dock, Halifax ca.1892.

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Photograph 2: ‘Group at Mother Evan’s Bermuda’ 1892. Group of naval officers in civilian dress on veranda of a house. They are all identified and include Midshipman Rymer, Admiral and Lady Watson and Lt Anson (in Norfolk jacket).
Photograph 3: ‘Gun Room Officers, HMS Bellerophon (1865) February 1892’. Group of midshipmen and sub lieutenant (all identified) including Midshipman Rymer.

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Photograph 4: View of the hulk Irresistible (1859) at Bermuda, ca. 1892.
Photograph 5: View of HMS Terror (1856) guard ship at Bermuda, ca. 1892.
Photograph 6: View of HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca.1892.
Photograph 7: View of HMS Bellerophon (1865) and HMS Emerald (1876) at quayside, Camber, Bermuda, ca. 1892.
Photograph 8: View of Torpedo Boat 61 (1886), ca.1892. (Identified incorrectly by Rymer as Torpedo Boat 62).

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Photograph 9: Informal group – Clerk to the Secretary Charles S Wonham, Assistant Paymaster Richard Hosking (playing the guitar) and Midshipman Rymer reading a newspaper. All officers are from HMS Bellorophon (1865) and are in civilian dress, ca.1892.
Photograph 10: Back view of Midshipman Rymer making a telephone call, ca.1892.
Photograph 11: ‘Foul Anchor’. View of sailors with ship’s anchor, ca. 1892.
Photograph 12: ‘The Watch’. Group of officers with two petty officers, ca.1892.. Identified: Lt Watson, Midshipmen Walter Woodward, Sir Malcolm Macregor and Hill..

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Photograph 13: ‘Bicycle Club. HMS Bellorophon (1865)’, ca.1892. Group of naval officers (in uniform) with bicycles standing on the quayside at Bermuda, 1892. Identified as: Midshipman Rymer, Lt A Barry, Cdr G Callaghan, S Thomas, Engineer W J Black and Surgeon B S Mends.
Photograph 14: View of officers cycling on the quayside at Bermuda, ca. 1892. Identified as: Engineer W J Black, Surgeon B S Mends, Cdr G A Callaghan, Midshipman Rymer, S Thomas and Lt A Barry.

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Photograph 15: View of the Commissioner’s House at Bermuda, ca.1892. The house was designed by Edward Holl and built in the 1820’s.
Photograph 16: View across the sea of the English Harbour at Antigua, ca. 1892.

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Photograph 17: Lieutenant The Hon Walter G Stopford standing on the deck of HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca. 1892. He is wearing winter uniform – a blue double breasted jacket with gold distinction lace on the sleeves indicating he is a lieutenant of over 8 years seniority. Stopford born in 1855 died in 1918 as a Rear Admiral.
Photograph 18: Lieutenant P C K Wolfe Murray standing in front of a quick firing gun on the deck of HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca.1892. He is wearing a blue double breasted jacket with gold distinction lace on the sleeves indicating he is a lieutenant of over 8 years seniority. Wolfe Murray retired with the rank of Commander in 1896 and died in 1932.
Photograph 19: ‘Smoking Circle, HMS Bellerophon (1865)’, ca.1892. View of ward room with officers reading newspapers.

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Photograph 20: ‘Picnic. Sheep’s Island, Bermuda’. Group of young naval officers in civilian dress from HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca. 1892.
Photograph 21: Lieutenant John C Watson (HMS Bellerophon) in civilian dress with two dogs standing in a garden, ca.1892.
Photograph 22: ‘Gun Room, HMS Bellerophon (1865). Feeding Time’, ca.1892. Group of midshipmen in summer uniform finishing their meal with a black steward in attendance.
Photograph 23: ‘Sunday Afternoons at Sea’. Indistinct view of young naval officers sleeping on the deck of HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca.1892.
Photograph 24: ‘Picnic, Halifax’. Group of young naval officers in civilian dress seated on a beach at Halifax, ca. 1892.


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Photograph 25: View of Indian wigwams with a European man sitting in front of them, Halifax ca.1892.
Photograph 26: ‘Gorsebrook’. View of a two storied house with veranda, ca. 1892.
Photograph 27: ‘Jernwood’. View of Victorian stone house, ca.1892.
Photograph 28: ‘The Dinner House’. View of sailors (in winter uniform) having a picnic, ca. 1892.

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Photograph 29: View of the Great Exhibition Hall (ca.1892) which housed the Jamaican Great Exhibition opened in 1891.
Photograph 30: ‘The Palisadco, Port Royal’. View of cacti, ca.1892.
Photograph 31: ‘Traveller’s Palm’. View of a Dominican family standing by a large plant (species of Madagascar), ca. 1892.

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Photograph 32: View of a street.in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, ca. 1892.
Photograph 33: View of the Roman Catholic Church at St George’s Bay, Newfoundland, ca.1892.

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Photograph 34: HMS Thrush (1889) at a quayside, ca. 1892.
Photograph 35: ‘Ram, HMS Bellerophon (1865)’. View of the ship’s bow with crew gathered beneath, ca.1892.
Photograph 36: HMS Bellorophon (1865) underway, ca. 1892.
Photograph 37: ‘Propeller Blades’. View of crew standing with propeller blades, ca. 1892.
Photograph 38: View of HMS Emerald (1876) at anchor, ca. 1892.

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Photograph 39: Group of young men, women and child seated on grass, Boaz Island, ca.1892.
Photograph 40: ‘Gordon Terrace’. View of a single storey building with a small boy dressed in a sailor suit sitting on the wall, ca. 1892.
Photograph 41: View of Lieutenant Arthur Barry (HMS Bellerophon) and family seated on the veranda of a building, ca. 1892. His wife and children are all dressed in sailor suits.
Photograph 42: ‘Mrs Johnson’. View of woman in the foreground with a single storey white building in the background, ca.1892.
Photograph 43: ‘Rounders Party’. Group of young men and women, ca. 1892.

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Photograph 44: ‘The Cave of the Winds, Niagara’, ca. 1892. View of the Niagara Falls with wooden walkway.

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Photograph 45: ‘American Fall, Niagara’, ca.1892.
Photograph 46: ‘Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara’, ca. 1892.

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Photograph 47: View of steamboat Maid of the Mist 1(1885-1955) sailing close to the Niagara Falls, ca.1892.

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Photograph 48: ‘Clifton House, Niagara Falls’, ca. 1892.
Photograph 49: Group of midshipmen from HMS Bellerophon (1865) posing in front of the Niagara Falls, ca.1892. They are all wearing civilian dress and are all identified: G C Codrington, J W L McClintock, E H Rymer, R A Norton, A Cochrane, W E Woodward and A J K Hill.

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Photograph 50: ‘Mail Day, Admiralty House, Bermuda’, ca.1892. View of Midshipmen A Cochrane and R G A W Stapleton-Cotton reading their letters with Miss W (Watson).
Photograph 51: ‘Admiralty House, Bermuda’, ca.1892. View of Lt C Key (possibly E M C Key of HMS Tartar (1886), Midshipmen J C Kennedy and J W L McClintock and unidentified woman sitting on rocks).
Photograph 52: ‘Admiral’s Yacht (said to be) Diamond underway, Bermuda, ca.1892.
Photograph 53: Group outside Admiralty House, Bermuda, ca.1892. Identified as: Admiral Sir George and Lady Watson, Miss Watson, Lieutenant J C Watson and Midshipmen J C Kennedy and J W L McClintock.
Photograph 54: Group at sea, ca.1892. A young boy in a sailor suit and a midshipman in the foreground. Two women seated with two officers standing behind them.

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Photograph 55: View of the American Falls, Niagara, ca.1892.
Photograph 56: View of an iceberg off St Johns, Newfoundland, ca. 1892.
Photograph 57: View of the Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara, ca.1892.

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Photograph 58: View of officers on the quarter deck of HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca. 1892.
Photograph 59: View of floating dock and HMS Canada (1881) at quayside, Camber, Bermuda, ca.1892.

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Photograph 60: ‘Rink, Halifax’, ca.1890. View of large French style building.
Photograph 61: ‘Naval Ball. Interior of Rink’ October, 1890.

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Photographs 62&63: ‘Groups at Blue Basin Falls, Trinidad’, ca.1892. Group of men in civilian dress
standing in front of a waterfall.
Photograph 64: ‘Blue Basin Falls, Trinidad, ca.1892.
Photograph 65&66: ‘Groups at Blue Basin, ca.1892’. Groups of men in civilian dress standing in front of a waterfall.

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Photograph 67: View of St John’s Harbour, Newfoundland, ca.1892.
Photograph 68: View of timber jetty at St George’s Bay, Newfoundland, ca.1892.

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Photograph 69: ‘Ryan’s Landau’ ca.1892. View of J Ryan in a horse drawn four wheeled carriage.
Photograph 70: View of Assistant Paymaster R B Hosking (HMS Bellerophon) standing on his head, ca.1892.
Photograph 71: J Ryan standing in front of a building with a horse named Leprechaun, ca.1892.
Photograph 72: ‘A J K Hill, ca.1892. View of young man seated on a fence.
Photograph 73: ‘Caleche, Quebec’, ca.1892. View of a two wheeled horse drawn carriage.
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Photograph 74: Group of men, women and small girl identified only by initials ca.1892.
Photograph 75: ‘Group at Gossebrook’ ca.1892. Group of men and women with a small boy dressed in a sailor suit in the foreground.
Photograph 76: Group of men, women and children, ca.1892.
Photograph 77: Three women and two men having tea in front of a house, ca.1892.
Photograph 78: Three women and a girl seated on a veranda, ca.1892.

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Photograph 79: View of Grenadian women washing clothes in a river, Grenada, 1892.

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Photograph 80: ‘R.A. & R.E. Picnic, Halifax’, ca.1892. View of a large group of men in civilian dress (possibly Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers) and women having a picnic in the country.
Photograph 81: View of a man with a horse, ca.1892.
Photograph 82: View of a man, woman and two boys seated on rocks, ca.1892.
Photograph 83: View of a lily field, Bermuda, ca.1892.

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Photograph 84: ‘Parliament Buildings, Quebec’, ca.1892. Second Empire style building with frontal clock tower.
Photograph 85: Indistinct view of HMS Bellerophon (1865) under sail, no date.
Photograph 86: ‘Magazine Pond, Ireland Island, Bermuda’ ca.1892.
Photograph 87: ‘Gun Room’, ca.1892. View of midshipmen. Out of focus.
Photograph 88: ‘Figurehead in Halifax Yard supposed to have belonged to US Frigate Chesapeake (1799)’, ca.1892.

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Photograph 89: View of a ship’s field gun crew hauling a field gun and carriage, ca.1892.
Photograph 90: View of Royal Marine Detachment with Martini Henry rifles, HMS Bellorophon (1865), ca.1892.

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Photograph 91: View of the poop of HMS Bellorophon (1865) decorated for a dance, ca.1892. The photograph is in a poor condition.
Photograph 92: ‘Battery, HMS Bellerophon (1865), ca.1892. View of the breeches of 8in breech loading guns.

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Photograph 93: ‘The Menagerie, ca.1892. View of officers on deck with dogs and horses. The horses are housed in canvas covered horse boxes.
Photograph 94: ‘Group taken at children’s party, HMS Bellerophon (1865), Bermuda, ca.1892. Group of boys and girls, some dressed in sailor suits.

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Photograph 95: General view of bay, Grenada, West Indies, ca.1892.



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Photograph 96: ‘Post Office, St George’s Bay, Newfoundland’, ca.1892. View of single story clapboard hut.
Photograph 97: A copy photograph of Nelson’s marriage certificate taken from the register at Nevis, West Indies.

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Photograph 98: View of a waterfall, ca.1892.

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Photographs 99-100: Two views of the Newport Casino, Rhode Island, ca.1892. Opened as a social club in 1880, it was designed by Charles McKim and Stanford White.

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Photograph 101: Commercial photograph of the Albert Memorial, Belfast ca.1892. The Albert Memorial Clock was completed in 1869.
Photograph 102: View of the High Street, Belfast with the department store Robinson and Cleaver, ca.1892.

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Photograph 104: Commercial photograph of Edinburgh Castle from Scott monument, ca.1892.

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Photograph 105: Commercial photograph of Carrickfergus Castle, ca.1892.
Photograph 106: Commercial photograph of Carrickfergus Castle from across the harbour, ca.1892. The stern of the schooner Edel Catheraine of Belfast is in the foreground.

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Photographs 107-108: Commercial photographs of the Forth Bridge, ca.1892.

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Photograph 109: A spinning wheel, ca.1892.
Photograph 110: ‘Jaunting Car’ ca. 1892. A horse drawn two wheeled cart on a coastal road with a thatched cottage.

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Photograph 111: Commercial photograph of Edinburgh from West Princes Street Gardens, ca.1892.
Photograph 112: View of HMS Blake (1889) at anchor, ca.1892.

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Photograph 113: Group of sub lieutenants posing for the camera with coal scuttle, watering can and ship’s cat ca.1893. Identified as: C P Metcalfe, F O Lewis, R E Vaughan, H N G Stucley, G C Hardy, J Harvey, M C Allenby and A J K Hill.
Photograph 114: ‘Belverdere, Waterford’, ca1892. Distant view of a house from across a lake.
Photograph 115: Group of sub lieutenants posing with a field gun at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, ca.1893. Identified as: F S Talman, C P Metcalfe, E A Constable, Sir Malcolm Macgregor, G N Ballard, C P Mansel, G J M Rathbone, J C Kennedy, A J K Hill, H N G Stucley, A A M Duff, H T G Stack, M F Stapylton.


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Photograph 116: HMS Australia (1886) at anchor, ca.1892.
Photograph 117: HMS Traveller (1883) underway off Mount Wise, Plymouth, ca.1892.

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Photograph 118: Group of sub lieutenants posing with a field gun at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, ca.1893. (See photograph 115).
Photograph 119: View of Torpedo Boat 93 (1894) underway ca.1894.
Photograph 120: View of HMS Rattlesnake (1886), ca.1894.
Photograph 121: View of Torpedo Boat 93 (1894), ca.1894. Printed in reverse.

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Photograph 122: Group with horses and donkeys in front of a two storey farm house, Ireland, ca.1894
Photograph 123: View of two men on horses, Ireland, ca.1894.
Photographs 124-125: View of Scarteen House, Limerick, Ireland, ca.1894.
Photograph 126: View of two men on horses, Ireland, ca.1894. Very poor photograph.
Photograph 127: Man standing in a field with a horse and foal, Ireland, ca.1894.

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Photograph 128: Sub Lieutenant Duff canoeing with a young woman (K R-?Katherine Rymer), ca.1894.
Photograph 129: Sub Lieutenant Duff and ‘J R’ (?John Rymer) shooting old (word indecipherable) weir, ca.1894.
Photograph 130: Group of four women and small boy with dog identified only by initials, ca.1894.
Photograph 131: Two young women identified only by initials punting, ca.1894. ‘GR’ possibly Gertrude Rymer.
Photograph 132: Group of two women and small boy identified only by initials picnicking with
Sub Lieutenant Duff and ‘J R’, ca.1894.
Photograph 133: Distant view of punters on the Thames near Staines, ca.1894.
Photograph 134: Indistinct view of small black dog called Micki, ca.1894.

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Photograph 135: Rymer family group posing in a garden with a horse and two dogs, ca.1894. Identified only by initials.
Photograph 136: View of a pack of Kerry beagles, ca.1894.
Photographs 137-138: Reapers and hay making group, ca.1894.

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Photograph 139: View of a man sitting in a horse drawn carriage, ca.1894.
Photograph 140: View of hay makers, ca.1894.
Photograph 141: Two women, two young men, a small boy and a man identified as Captain Gage seated in front of a house, ca.1894.
Photographs 142-144: Group with horses and donkey in front of two storey farm house, Ireland, ca.1894.

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Photograph 145: Group with horses and donkey in front of two storey farm house, Ireland, Ca.1894.
Photograph 146: See photograph 135.
Photograph 147:: Studio photograph of a woman in black costume and cape, ca.1894.



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Photograph 148: View of light house at North Bitter Lakes, Egypt, ca.1894. Built in 1860’s it now no longer exists.

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Photograph 149: View of quayside and Hotel Continental at Port Said, ca.1894.

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Photograph 150: Photograph of a nineteenth century drawing of the Suez Canal.

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Photograph 151: View of Port Said from across the sear. In the foreground is a lateen rigged sailing boat in which an Egyptian man is standing. Two Egyptian men are standing in the water, ca.1894.

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Photograph 152: View of the interior of St John’s Cathedral, Malta, ca.1894.

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Photograph 153: View of a street in Malta, ca.1894.

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Photograph 154: Commercial panorama photograph of Malta.

Loose photographs:
Photograph 155: View of HMS Warspite (1884), no date.
Photograph 156: View of midsection of HMS Devastation (1871), no date.
Photograph 157: View of Torpedo Boat 45 (1886), underway, no date.
Photograph 158: (Golfing?)group standing outside large house, no date.