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Non GB activities, 1902

THE SUDAN

  I show below an ETWD photo (initials by leftmost soldier's boot) circa 1902 (Phil Mason collection) taken in the Sudan ,also here to the left "Omdurman Battle Field" with ETWD initials   Photographed , published and printed by Dennis . These are  two of a Sudan set, some photographs were taken in Sept 1898 , just after the battle of Omdurman and the rest after the Sudan War  reconstruction, probably Dec 1901 or thereabouts. I am still not quite sure how Dennis got to Khartoum in 1898  immediately after the battle, he must have gone with some civilian observers? But which ones? 

The full list of E.T.W.Dennis Sudan PPCs follows (I would pay well for the last two cards printed in red italic)              

FULL  ETWD  SUDAN LIST

A Village left by the Dervishes

Bayudan Desert Arabs

Soudanese Infantry Types

Khartoum Camel Cart

Khartoum Inside Old Palace

Khartoum Old Palace where Gordon fell

Khartoum Palace from the Gardens

Khartoum Public Garden

Khartoum River Front

Omdurman Battlefield

Omdurman Khalifa's House

Omdurman Mahdi's Tomb after the Battle


ETWD SUDAN cards I have as of 14/10/10 (* has ETWD initials in photo)
Types of Sudanese Infantry*
General Gordon's steamship, "The Bordelin"*
Village as left by Dervishes*
Kordofan Arabs with Chief*
Where Gordon fell  (Old Palace, Khartoum)
Camel Cart*
New Palace Khartoum
The Battlefield Omdurman*
 


SOUTH AFRICA

In addition to the Sudan cards, Dennis was busy in South Africa.  Arthur Roberts has sent me photocopies  of  explicit ETWD cards for South Africa..An example for Cape Town is shown below.  (Some have typical U/B Dennis 1902 backs). Cape Town "Houses of Parliament"  is known with a 1902 back. By 1902, Dennis was actively exporting cards.

Two cards seen for Cape Town:   The Museum and also Houses of Parliament

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Natal :   Albert Falls


AUSTRALIA

  ETWD published some PPCs of Australia circa 1906,( usual blue sky)

(* =Explicit ETWD initials on the card)

*Princes Square, Launceston

*Entrance to City Park, Launceston

*Government Building, Hobart

*Macqaurie Square, Hobart

*St Patricks River, Tasmania

*Bellerive, Tasmania

*Cataract Gorge from Crows Nest, Tasmania