Yemeni Collection

Mao Zedong greeting South Yemen leader
Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893-1976) - Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the Peoples Republic of China

Camel Market Number 2 - Seaport of Aden, Yemen Date: circa 1910s

Sana a - Yemen - The Bab-Essalam Gate and the Citadel Date: circa 1910s

Yemen - Aden - Post Office Bay, Steamer Point

Somali Boys diving for money at Aden
Somali Boys diving for money/coins at Aden, Yemen. Described as " an amusing sight"... Date: 1875

Camel Caravan - Aden, Yemen. 1920

Windmills at the Salt Works - Aden, Yemen. circa 1920s

Bagging up salt - Aden, Yemen. circa 1920s

Native Market - Aden, Yemen - note the Sikh Indian and Arab merchants in the background. Date: circa 1906

Native Street Store - Maala Village, Aden, Yemen Date: circa 1910s

Launching of a Dhow - Aden Maalla Village, Yemen Date: 1910s

Yemeni cavalry performing military exercises, 1800s
Yemeni cavalry performing military exercises. They gallop on horses in front of a fortress wall and mosque, while a soldier with musket watches. Ezercizi Militari del Yemen

Sacred camel decked out for the pilgrimage to Mecca
Sacred camel in a gold and silk caparison for the pilgrimage to Mecca. The muslim man wears hajj ihram, and the woman a transparent veil. Cammello sacro

The Crescent - Steamer Point, Aden, Yemen. Date: circa 1910s

Aden, Yemen - a large gathering (public holiday or festival or perhaps a large outdoor market?). View toward the bay. circa 1910s

The Landing Stage - Aden, Yemen. Date: circa 1920s

The Court of Justice and old Minaret, Aden, Yemen - within the grounds of the British Military Camp. Date: circa 1910s

Aden, Yemen - Firewood Sellers and their camel transports. Not the Britihs colonial influence of a hugely incongruous lampost! Date: 1910s

Aden, Yemen - The Main Street. This card bears the message: " Looks alright on this card but.... its rotten". Date: 1921

Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy
Official Visit to Naples Italy - Portrat of Prince Said Eidriss Senussi, taken at the Excelsior Hotel, Naples. As Emir of Cyrenocia he led resistance against Italian occupation

Aden, Yemen - Street Scene. In the distance can be seen Big Ben Aden, a clock tower built by british engineers alongside the Harbour at Aden. Date: circa 1920s

YEMEN. SANA A. Sana. Yemeni adobe architecture

Yemen - Sheikh Othman, Aden - " Where the Gardens are"

Maala - The Wharf - Seaport of Aden, Yemen. Date: circa 1910s

Port of Aden, Yemen
View of the Port of Aden, Yemen. Date: circa 1870

Pet Lion at Company in Aden, Yemen
Pet Lion at Messrs Cowasjee Dinshaw & Bros. Company at Aden, Yemen. " Mr Lion with some members of the staff of the firm"

Yemen (Aden) - Group of local Arab Chiefs, standing and seated, close to a huge nargile pipe Date: circa 1910s

Baden-Powell inspecting troop
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) inspecting a Scout Troop in Aden, Yemen. 1930s

Yemen - Steamer Point, Aden
A VERY early view of Aden, Yemen - Steamer Point

Yemen - Hodeidah - Architectural Styles
Interesting Islamic architecture in evidence in the houses of Hodeidah (Hodeida), Yemen, with Ottoman Empire-influenced cumbas

Yemen - Lahij - The Marketplace
Marketplace, Lahij - Yemen - situated on the Wadi Tibban in the coastal plain

Aden - Yemen - Windmills at the Salt Works

Mahallah Wharf - Aden, Yemen Date: circa 1905

Yemen - Aden - The Flag Staff Station Date: circa 1930s

Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy - Staff / Escort to the Royals and High-ranking officials. Photograph outside the Hotel Excelsior. Date: circa 1928

Townscape - Yemen - likely to be Sanaa Date: circa 1908

Fortified Village - Yemen. Date: circa 1908

Britannia Anonymous Society Cigarette Factory at Aden, Yemen
The Britannia Anonymous Society Cigarette Factory at The Crescent, Aden, Yemen. The flags and bunting are the decorations set up to celebrate the coronation of King George V in June 1911. Date: 1911

Yemen - A Village - Distinctive Unique Architectural Style Date: circa 1910s

Yemen - Sana a - Minaret of the Grand Mosque and rooftops Date: circa 1910s

Ostrich Feather Seller at Aden, Yemen. Date: 1892

Loading a Camel onto a ship at Aden, Yemen
Loading a Camel onto a ship using a crane at Aden, Yemen Date: circa 1930

General view of the Seaport of Aden, Yemen from the sea Date: circa 1920s

The Landing Pier, Aden, Yemen
The Landing Pier at the Seaport of Aden on the Yemeni Coast. Date: circa 1910s

Yemen - Aden Camels
Yemen - Aden - Camels transporting sticks and logs Date: circa 1920s

Two Scouts from Aden at the 1957 World Scout Jamboree, held in Sutton Park, Birmingham, UK. 1957

South Arabian Cubs and Scouts
A group of South Arabian Cubs look round at the camera at a Scouting social event in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Sir Richard Turnbull inspecting Scout quadrangle
Sir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G. Chief Scout for Scouts Arabia, inspects the quadrangle of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. circa 1966

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