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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'.

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

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

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

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 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'.

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'.

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'.

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…

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

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

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

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