Gallery: 68 imagesTravels Of A Naval Officer Volume 4 (Part 3):
Gurner, V G
The last of three selections of photographs from the fourth volume belonging to Rear-Admiral Victor Gallafent Gurner features a wide variety of photography relevant to Gurner’s career and travels prior to World War One.
These include naval photography, not least Gurner’s command, HMS Philomel, c 1909 including a charming series of photographs showing a number of gazelles on the deck of the ship, and its progress through the Suez Canal and naval manoeuvres in home waters in 1913; and illustrative of imperial administration including Oman, shooting parties, gatherings of officers and sporting events including golf in Hong Kong.
Date
1882 - 1926
Specific Place(s)
Hong Kong, France, St Kilda, Bombay, Bungi Buyaban Coast, Port Said, Muscat
Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: Peacetime
- Region: Africa
- Region: Asia
- Region: Europe
- Country: China
- Theme (Main): Cultures & Customs
- Theme (Main): Daily Life
- Theme (Main): History of Photography
- Theme (Main): Natural World
- Subject: Animals & The Natural World
- Subject: Naval, Sea & Ships
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Item: Photographic (loose)
- Information: Memoir/Biography
