The Career of Captain R. H. Hilliard RN 1893-1922: Book 5 (February-December 1903)

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Photograph 1: Distant view of HMS Drake (1901) at anchor off Las Palmas, February 1903.
Photograph 2: View of La Luz harbour and Las Palmas in background, 1903.
Photograph 3: View of HMS Good Hope (1901), 1903.
Photograph 4: The picket boat of HMS Good Hope (1901) in Simon’s Bay, 1903. Caption: ‘Note the Simoom (1904) old Monarch (1868) which we afterwards saw in Chatham waiting to be towed up north 1905’. There is a back view of Midshipman Walter Conlon on the picket boat.

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Photograph 5: Three-quarter length photograph of Flag Captain Charles Madden in uniform. Signed, ‘Charles Madden 04’.
Photograph 6: Hydraulic Engine and Drum for Topping lift of Main Derrick, HMS Good Hope (1901), 1903.

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Ephemera 1: Newspaper cuttings reporting deaths of Admirals Halsey, Tower, Bromley and Chatfield. Also Captains Conlon and Franklin, 1940’s – 1960’s.

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Ephemera 2: Newspaper cuttings reporting deaths of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden, 1935 and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield, 1967.

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Photographs 7&8: Two view of a festival or regatta taking place in the harbour at Villiagarcia de Arosa, Galicia, 1900-1907.
Ephemera 3: Photogravure print of a new quay at Villagarcia-Carril, 1905.

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Photograph 9: View of Spanish beach, houses, men and boats, ca.1903. Caption: ‘Playa Sta. Lucia. Playa del Norte.
Photograph 10: View of part of Villagarcia and surrounding country, ca.1903.
Ephemera 4: Photogravure print of Villagarcia, ca.1903.

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Photograph 11: View of parade in Villagarcia de Arosa, Galicia, 1900-1907.
Ephemera 5.1-2: Photogravure prints of Villagarcia, ca.1903.

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Ephemera 6.1-6: Photogravure prints of Villagarcia, ca.1900-1907.

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Photograph 12: View of a street in Villagarcia, ca.1903.
Ephemera 7.1-2: Photogravure prints of Villagarcia, 1900-1907.

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Ephemera 8.1-4: Photogravure prints of Villagarcia, 1900-1907.

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Ephemera 9.1: Magazine cutting – Galician house, n.d.
Ephemera 9.2: Photogravure print of Villagarcia, ca.1903.

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Ephemera 10: Magazine cutting – view of the entrance to the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela, 1903.

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Ephemera 11.1-6: Photogravure prints of the cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, February 1903.

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Ephemera 12: Photogravure print of the cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, 1903.
Photographs 13-14: Two views of the cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, 1903.
Ephemera 13: Magazine article in Spanish entitled ‘El Alcalde [mayor] de Santiago’, n.d.

Pages 17-18
Ephemera 14.1-8: Photogravure prints and magazine cutting view of Santiago de Compostela, February, 1903.

Pages 19-22
Ephemera 16.1-15: Photogravure prints of Algeciras, Cadiz province, 1903-1915.

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Ephemera 17.1-4: Photogravure prints of La Linea, Cadiz province, 1903-1915.

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Ephemera 18: Photogravure prints of a lighthouse at Cabo Espartel, 1903.
Ephemera 19.1-2: Two Spanish World War 1 colour photogravure prints, one showing Germany as a bull and France and Russia as matadors, the other showing Germany as Don Quixote with France, Belgium and Russia as windmills, 1915.

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Ephemera 20.1-4: Photogravure prints of Lisbon, ca.1903.

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Ephemera 21.1-3: Photogravure prints of Lisbon, ca.1903.
Ephemera 22: Photogravure print of King Edward VII wearing the uniform of an honorary colonel in the Portuguese cavalry, 6th April 1903.

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Ephemera 23.1-6: Photogravure prints and magazine cuttings of Lisbon and Cintra, 1903 and 1958.

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Ephemera 24.1-3: Photogravure prints of Cintra and Lagos, Portugal, 1903.

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Photograph 15: Officers’ picnic, HMS Good Hope (1901), Arosa Bay, 1903. Photograph is very faded.
Photograph 16: HMS Good Hope (1901) at end of New Mole, Gibraltar, 1903. Photograph is very faded.
Photograph 17: Ships alongside Detached Mole, Gibraltar, 1903.

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Photograph 18: Fore bridge with Midshipman [Paul T G] Methuen (distant), HMS Good Hope (1901), 1903.
Photograph 19: HMS Good Hope (1901) in dock showing starboard 12 pdr [gun] in bow, 1903. Photograph torn and poor quality.
Photograph 20: View of starboard propeller, HMS Good Hope (1901), 1903.

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Ephemera 25: Photogravure print – Souvenir of the Visit of the President of the French Republic to King Edward VII. Entente Cordiale, 6th July 1903.
Ephemera 26: Photogravure print of French cruiser Guichen (1897). She brought President Loubet of France to England in July 1903.
Photograph 21: Eastern ships of the squadron at Dover, dressed in honour of the President of the French Republic, July 1903.
Ephemera 27: Photogravure print of the French destroyer Hallebarde (1899) at sea, April 1903.

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Ephemera 28: Photogravure of the French battleship St Louis (1896) underway escorting President Loubet on a voyage to Algiers and Tunisia, April 1903.

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Ephemera 29.1-2: Two photogravure prints of Cherbourg showing the quay and the town hall, ca.1903.

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Ephemera 30: Photogravure print of a statue of Napoleon on horseback at Cherbourg with small boys grouped round the base of the statue posing for the camera, 1903.

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Ephemera 31: Photogravure print -profile view of a statue of Napoleon on horseback at Cherbourg, 1903.
Ephemera 32: Photogravure print of the paddle steamer Ariadne (1889) leaving Cherbourge harbour, 1903.

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Ephemera 33: Photogravure print depicting French sailors boarding the stern of a ship. Entitled ‘Echelle de Poupe (d’apres). Artist – A Bougault, 1900.
Ephemera 34: Photogravure print of a battleship in the naval base at Cherbourg, 16th November 1903.
Ephemera 35: Photogravure print of the Sainte Trinite church at Cherbourg, 1900.

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Ephemera 36-38: Three photogravure prints of a Spanish knife grinder and orange and milk sellers entitled Madrid Scenes, 1903.

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Ephemera 39: Photogravure print of a Spanish newspaper seller, 1903.
Ephemera 40: Colour photogravure print of a bullfight, 1903.

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Ephemera 41.1-5: Colour photogravure prints of a bullfight, 1903.

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Ephemera 42.1-7: Photogravure prints of Alicante and Catalonia, 1903.

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Ephemera 43.1-13: Photogravure prints of Barcelona, 1903.

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Photograph 22: Starboard view of the HMS Empress of India (1891), 1902-1903.

Page 48: Blank.

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Photograph 23: View of HMS Canopus (1897) underway, ca.1903.
Photograph 24: View of HMS Drake (1901) underway, ca.1903.
Ephemera 44: Photogravure print of HMS Good Hope (1901) at anchor, ca.1903.
Ephemera 45: View of HMS Rainbow (1891) underway, ca.1903.

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Photograph 25: View of HMS King Edward VII (1903), ca.1903.
Ephemera 46: Photogravure print of HMS London (1899), Hannibal (1896) and Jupiter (1895) underway, 1903.
Ephemera 47: Photogravure print of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. View from the park, ca.1903.
Ephemera 48: Photogravure print entitled ‘Life in the Navy. Inside a Casemate’. View of sailors posing round the breech of a 6” gun, ca.1903.

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Ephemera 49.1-8: Photogravure prints of Dublin, 1903.

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Ephemera 50.1-3: View of Dublin, 1903 and 1960’s.
Photograph 25: View of O’Connell street with Nelson’s Pillar, ca.1903.

Page 54: Blank.

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Ephemera 51: Photogravure print of Loch Swilly hotel, Buncrana. Written on the print, ’Royal Visit 28th July 1903.
Ephemera 52: Photogravure print of Glengarriff, 1903.

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Ephemera 53.1-9: Photogravure prints of Waterford, 1904.

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Ephemera 54.1-4: Photogravure prints of Torquay, 1904.

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Ephemera 55.1-4: Postcard view of Torquay, Oddicombe, Babbacombe and Goodrington beaches, 1903.

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Ephemera 56: Photogravure print of the Isle of Man, 1903.
Ephemera 57: Photogravure print of paddle steamer at Lulworth Cove. Probably Cosens & Co PS Victoria (1884) –colour of funnel changed from black to buff in 1901.
Ephemera 58: Colour photogravure print of south coast of England, 1903.

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Ephemera 59: Photogravure print of Portland Roads and Training Ships, 1903.
Ephemera 60: Photogravure print of Poole harbour, 1903.
Ephemera 61: Photogravure print –view from Constitution Hill, 1903.
Ephemera 62: Photogravure print of Dorchester, 1903.

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Ephemera 63: Colour photogravure print of the wishing well at Upway, 1903.

Pages 64-70
Ephemera 64: Typescript diary kept by Hilliard while serving in HMS Good Hope (1901) 1st Cruiser Squadron, February – September 1903. He describes the routine life on board ship– gunnery and torpedo practise, coaling, accidents etc. Also accounts of trips ashore and of taking his exams at Gibraltar. There is also a brief account of the Royal visit to Ireland.

Object Details

ID: ALB0952
Type: Photograph album
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 241 mm x 349 mm