Wyrill, William Raymond. Album Two
Title
Wyrill, William Raymond. Album Two
Description
37 items. Photographs of his training in Southern Africa.
Date
2018-05-29
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
Wyrill, WR
Collection Items
In uniform
Top left: A man in desert uniform and flying boots stands, with cigarette in his mouth, and dispatch bag in his hand, in open ground alongside a dirt track. In the background is a singe storey building with trees beyond.
Top right: A man in desert…
Top right: A man in desert…
African scenes
Top: A man in flying suit, boots, gloves and helmet with goggles and oxygen mask. He leans, with arms crossed, against the corrugated wall of a building with open doors.
Centre, left: A single storey building with a veranda leading to doors. Above…
Centre, left: A single storey building with a veranda leading to doors. Above…
Street scenes
Top left: A man carrying goods on his head walks past a single storey building with arches around windows and a sign reading 'Fairmount Home'.
Top right: A street with multi storey buildings busy with vehicles and people .
2nd row, left: A stone…
Top right: A street with multi storey buildings busy with vehicles and people .
2nd row, left: A stone…
Scrubland
Top left: Head and shoulders of a zebra behind a wire fence.
Top right: Sable antelope, zebra and an eland. Captioned, 'sable ant'.
Centre: Herd of elephant in the trees.
Bottom left: Eland grazing. Captioned, 'eland'.
Bottom right: A man walks…
Top right: Sable antelope, zebra and an eland. Captioned, 'sable ant'.
Centre: Herd of elephant in the trees.
Bottom left: Eland grazing. Captioned, 'eland'.
Bottom right: A man walks…
Zoo animals
Top: Herd of cattle with horns rest in the shade of a tree. On reverse, 'native cattle'.
Centre left: A monkey stands begging for food from a man.
Centre right: Zebra and antelope graze under trees.
Bottom left: A man in uniform stands one side of…
Centre left: A monkey stands begging for food from a man.
Centre right: Zebra and antelope graze under trees.
Bottom left: A man in uniform stands one side of…
African Wildlife
Top left: Monkey sitting in the shade.
Top right: Grazing giraffes.
Centre: An eland eating grass by a track.
Bottom: Wildebeast in the scrub.
Top right: Grazing giraffes.
Centre: An eland eating grass by a track.
Bottom: Wildebeast in the scrub.
African Animals
Top left: Eland standing on the edge of a track.
Top right: Giraffe amongst the scrubland.
Centre left: Giraffe eating
Centre right: Zebras relaxing under a tree.
Bottom left: A toad sits in the dust.
Bottom right: Eland and zebra stand guard…
Top right: Giraffe amongst the scrubland.
Centre left: Giraffe eating
Centre right: Zebras relaxing under a tree.
Bottom left: A toad sits in the dust.
Bottom right: Eland and zebra stand guard…
Safari
Centre: Silhouettes of houses against the skyline.
Bottom left: Giraffes, sable antelope and zebra.
Bottom right: Sable antelope.
Bottom left: Giraffes, sable antelope and zebra.
Bottom right: Sable antelope.
Victoria Falls
Top: Water cascading over a cliff.
Centre: Looking across a river to a forested bank.
Bottom left: River going over a cliff.
Bottom right: Man in uniform stands next to a date palm.
Centre: Looking across a river to a forested bank.
Bottom left: River going over a cliff.
Bottom right: Man in uniform stands next to a date palm.
Hippo
Top: Looking across a river to a forested bank. Captioned, 'Zambesi River showing hippo'.
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…
Victoria Falls
Top left: Statue of David Livingstone on a rough cut rock plinth. Captioned, 'Statue of Dr Livingstone overlooking the Falls'.
Top right: View of water cascading down cliff sides into a gorge.
Centre: Two men in uniform and half caps looking across…
Top right: View of water cascading down cliff sides into a gorge.
Centre: Two men in uniform and half caps looking across…
Zambesi bank
Top left: View across a river.
Top right: View of a waterfall.
Centre: Five men in desert uniform stand under a tree in open woodland.
Bottom left: A sign reads 'Victoria Falls'.
Bottom right: Looking through trees across to the Victoria Falls.
Top right: View of a waterfall.
Centre: Five men in desert uniform stand under a tree in open woodland.
Bottom left: A sign reads 'Victoria Falls'.
Bottom right: Looking through trees across to the Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls
Top: Two views of Victoria Falls.
Centre: Three men in uniform waiting to join other people on an open sided boat pulled along side a jetty on a river. Captioned, 'Kandahar island on the Zambesi'.
Bottom left: View of water cascading down a…
Centre: Three men in uniform waiting to join other people on an open sided boat pulled along side a jetty on a river. Captioned, 'Kandahar island on the Zambesi'.
Bottom left: View of water cascading down a…
Training aircraft
Top: A Harvard with wheel chocks. Captioned, 'Harvard'. Centre: Parts of an Oxford on the back of a flat bed 1941 Ford Stake truck, registration number G 1775. Captioned, 'crash being taken in'. Bottom left: Looking into an Oxford's aircraft's…
African Sunset
Top right: Looking across a river with a rocky bank. Captioned, 'Hunyani River'. On reverse: 'Hunyani'.
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…
African views
Top: Two men in desert uniform and half caps stand either side of a man crouched by a crocodile.
Centre left: View across a village with people standing around two corrugated roofed buildings. There is a path from the buildings to a road. On the…
Centre left: View across a village with people standing around two corrugated roofed buildings. There is a path from the buildings to a road. On the…
The veldt
Top: An open landscape with scrubland and hills. Captioned, 'The veldt'. On reverse: 'near Umtali'.
Centre left: View across scrubland and hills.
Centre right: Looking across a wooden fence to a river' Captioned: 'Limpopo River'. On reverse:…
Centre left: View across scrubland and hills.
Centre right: Looking across a wooden fence to a river' Captioned: 'Limpopo River'. On reverse:…
African scenes
Top: Three men and two women stand outside huts with grass roofs.
Centre left: Four people working in a field of grain.
Centre right: Two men stand with three laden donkeys. In the back ground is a village of round huts with grass roofs. Captioned.…
Centre left: Four people working in a field of grain.
Centre right: Two men stand with three laden donkeys. In the back ground is a village of round huts with grass roofs. Captioned.…
African scenes
Top left: Rocky outcrops rise up either side of a gulley. Captioned, 'river bed dried up'.
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…
African views
Top left: A herd of cows with horns, rest under a tree. Captioned, 'native cattle'.
Top right: A stand of cactus trees.
Centre: A group of men sit behind three men in topees with children on their laps. Captioned, 'missionaries'.
Bottom left:…
Top right: A stand of cactus trees.
Centre: A group of men sit behind three men in topees with children on their laps. Captioned, 'missionaries'.
Bottom left:…
Gold mine
From top:
View of mine buildings and a winding wheel tower. A man in a topee walks along a path towards the mine which has hills in the background. Captioned, 'Gold Mine' and 'witch doctor'.
Lake surrounded by wire fencing with a tower at one end.…
View of mine buildings and a winding wheel tower. A man in a topee walks along a path towards the mine which has hills in the background. Captioned, 'Gold Mine' and 'witch doctor'.
Lake surrounded by wire fencing with a tower at one end.…
Ant hills
Top left: People stand outside a group of grassed roofed huts with an anthill in the foreground.
Top right: Close up of an anthill. Captioned, 'ant hills'.
Centre: A man sits on an upturned bucket on the side of a road having his hair cut by…
Top right: Close up of an anthill. Captioned, 'ant hills'.
Centre: A man sits on an upturned bucket on the side of a road having his hair cut by…
Gwelo and Bulawayo
From top: Two storey building with arches on the first floor and covered walkway at ground level. There are cars parked on the road outside and a clock tower. Captioned, 'Midlands Hotel Gwelo'.
Single storey building with pitched roof and corner…
Single storey building with pitched roof and corner…
Gwelo
From top:
A street with buildings either side of a road with a man walking across and a woman with a pushchair walking on the pavement. There are utility poles with wires crossing the road and trees to one side. Captioned, 'Another view of Main St…
A street with buildings either side of a road with a man walking across and a woman with a pushchair walking on the pavement. There are utility poles with wires crossing the road and trees to one side. Captioned, 'Another view of Main St…
Gwelo
Top left: 52 men in desert uniform marching three abreast with rifles on their shoulders alongside is a single storey building and utility poles.
Top right: A three storey building with arched façade with a clock tower in front. People are walking…
Top right: A three storey building with arched façade with a clock tower in front. People are walking…
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