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A postcard of a street scene with men and donkey carts. On the reverse 'No. 8 Port Said In the Native Quarter'.

A ship full of military passengers. On the reverse 'Goodbye to India 1935'.

Loaded donkeys and pedestrians in a street. On the reverse 'A street in Baghdad'.

Two cranes at work. There is a sign for 'Humphreys Knightsbridge'. On the reverse 'Dhibban under construction 1935'.

Two photographs of an underground train bungalow decoration.
Photo 1 shows the tunnel. On the reverse 'All this is scenery extract for end of train 1st prize 1935'.
Photo 2 shows the train entering the tunnel. On the reverse 'Train just entering…

Two photographs inside the Buffet.
Photo 1 is a man reading a newspaper sitting beside a fireplace in the Buffet. On the reverse 'Fireplace (imitation) & a passenger in the Buffet'.
Photo 2 is four men sitting with a table of beer. On the reverse…

Eight men standing at a bar. On the reverse '1st Prize Coffee Stall, a detail from the Embankment scene'.
A newspaper seller is holding the headline 'Hore Belisha Run Over'.

Landlord of a pub with a piper standing outside a mock pub. On the reverse 'A public house complete with landlord. A bungalow decoration at Aircraft Depot Xmas 1936'.

A room decorated with a dummy fireplace and sofas. On the reverse -
' "No 14 Club" (Consolation Prize)
A bungalow decoration in No 14 bungalow. The fireplace is a dummy & the easy chairs made from McDonald mattresses'.

An oblique aerial photograph of eleven aircraft at RAF Digby. On the reverse 'Hawker Harts Digby No 2 F.T.S. 1937 Later to Brize Norton & Oxfords'. [Date of photo in question as original hangers shown were demolished 1935-1936]

A band playing on a stage watched by rows of men. On the reverse 'Our Cinema. The Camp dance band in attendance Iraq 1935'.

A man punting a coracle. On the reverse 'An Arab "Guffa" or Coracle.'

Looking from the buffet to the platform. A theatrical prop. On the reverse 'Photo taken from inside the Station Buffet. 1935 1. prize'.

17 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a DH9A aircraft. On the reverse -
' "A" Flight
No 8 (B) Squadron
DH 9A Aircraft
Khormacksar
Aden 1927
Fl/Lt Mackay F/O Knox F/Sgt Williams (Topsey)
348737 L.A.C. Hales'.