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Baobab tree
John standing far right under a baobab tree with fellow airman Harry standing far right together with three women and a man in civilian clothes. The trunk of the tree has graffiti and carvings on it. On the reverse 'This is a cream of tartar tree…
John with friends
John, standing centre, with fellow airmen Pat to the left and Harry to the right with four women. They are standing in the grounds of the Victoria Falls Hotel with palm trees and a lawn.
Eland
A closeup of an eland. It is standing in open scrubland with a further three animals behind.
Group in a garden
A group of four women and three men including Pat, second left and Harry second right. They are standing in the gardens of a building which has palm trees, pond and a lawn. Five of the party are standing with the two younger women sat on the grass in…
Eland locking horns
Two eland with their horns entangled in open scrubland with trees beyond.
Zebra
A pair of zebras standing in scrubland with trees beyond. There is a wire fence around the area.
Three airmen at Victoria Falls
John, standing between Harry, left with a pipe and Pat on the right. They are standing below a sign for the Victoria Falls showing them to be 2,994 feet above sea level.
Giraffe
A giraffe in scrubland with a road crossing the area and trees beyond.
Group on the steps
Two men in shorts and rolled up sleeves, one wearing a half cap with two women in summer dresses with one carrying a bag under her arm. They are walking down steps cut into the wooded hillside. There is a rope slung alongside the steps which one of…
Walter Braithwaite’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s flying log book
Walter Braithwaite’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s flying log book which includes a majority of his training, both stationed in Britain and Canada. Flights are recorded from the 2nd July 1942 to 13th July 1945. Walter began operations on 17th…
Victoria Falls
The falls partially obscured by spray.
Gorge at the Victoria Falls
View along the gorge with the falls partially obscured by spray.
Women crossing the track
Five women, carrying bundles on their heads, crossing a railway track. Two of the women also carry young children tied to their backs. A sixth, unburdened woman, leads the others. There are piles of stones and cut length of wood alongside with…
Men pushing a carriage
Two men pushing a carriage on a metal track, which runs alongside a roadway. The carriage has a slated seat with metal framework on it.
Palm trees
Looking up into the canopy of the palm trees.
Hippopotamus
A river scene with the heads of two hippos showing above the surface. The river bank, beyond the hippos is covered in vegetation and trees.
Three in a boat
John, sat right with Harry, holding a pipe and between them a woman wearing sunglasses. There are two topees on the table in front of them.
Harry in the bow of the boat
Harry, with his arms crossed and wearing his topee, in a boat in the river. He is sat beneath a klaxon attached to one of the boat's uprights. His sleeves are rolled up showing a watch on his wrist. There is a camera case on the table in front of…
Harry on a boat
Harry, with two women, both wearing sunglasses on a boat on a river. There are two topees on the table in the centre of the boat. The forested shoreline can be seen across the river.
A group on a boat
Two women and two men on a boat. The man on the left is Harry, who is holding a pipe. There are two topees on the table in the centre of the boat. Both women are wearing sunglasses and one, wearing a headscarf, is holding a box camera,
John on a boat
John, wearing his topee and with his sleeves rolled up, sat in a boat on a river. He is sat under a klaxon attached to one of the boat's uprights.
A covered wooden boat
A group of four women and two men in a boat covered with a canopied roof. The boat is moored by rope on a river and there is a klaxon attached to one of the boat's uprights in the bow.
An open wooden boat
Four men, each holding single oars, sat in an open boat, two at the bow and two at the stern. There are four empty cushioned seats in the centre of the boat.
Harry at the Victoria Falls
Harry sitting on the edge of the gorge overlooking the Victoria Falls. He is wearing long woollen socks, shorts and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up showing a watch on his wrist.
In the gorge
The Zambezi river running through the gorge with the Victoria Falls obscured by spray.