Slogan: Mewn Undeb Mae Nerth A Heddwch (back)
In the foreground is a picture of a white miner (left) and a coloured miner (right) holding a miner's lamp between them. The background depicts a yellow and red globe (both sides).
Lantern slide. Showing a mosque in Luxor temple colonnade. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'A mosque built amongst the ruins of Luxor temple'. This is the Abu Haggag mosque. Similar view to EC 1707.
Lantern slide. Showing the Temple Medinet Habu on the West Bank at Thebes. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'The Temple of Medinet Habu, one of the oldest temples in Thebes'. This temple was built Rameses III.' This is a similar view to EC1732 ane EC1733.
Lantern slide. Showing the Ramesseum on the West Bank at Thebes. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'The Queens Court in the temple of Rameses'. This temple was built Rameses III.' This temple was built by Ramasses II as a mortuary temple. Similar view to EC1712.
Lantern slide. South gate of the temple at Karnak. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'Here we have the south gate of the temple at Karnak (Karnak in arabic means window)....' This is the Karnak Gate of Ptolemy III Euergetes. Similar view to EC1708 and EC1726.
This enormous canvas (top) by Percy Gleaves (1882-1944) hangs on the landing of Singleton Abbey, having recently been restored.
Before laying the foundation stone (bottom left), King George V presents the Royal Charter to Frank Gilbertson, first President of the University College of Swansea. The foundation stone was subsequently “lost” in the Swansea Corporation yard for 17 years [15, p. 89] until it was re-laid in the wall of the 1937 Library (bottom right), the first purpose-built permanent building to be constructed on the campus.
The hefty chains holding the stone suggest industrial heavy engineering – not inappropriate to the founders of the institution. The sunny parkland setting and rather naive style of the painting add to the air of symbolism.
Lantern slide. Showing the obelisks of Hatshepsut and Thuthmose I at Karnak. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'The obelisk of Queen Hattisu at Karnak which is of equal size to this, was quarried out and despatched and erected in seven months from the time at which the order for it was given....'. This view is similar to EC1749.
Lantern slide. Showing the guard at Aswan. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'Here we have the Sudanese guard who guard the barrage. They all readily fell in for me to take their photos and naturally expected me to show it to them as soon as I had taken it, but of course that didn't come off.'
Lantern slide. Showing the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'In front of the Great Pylon are two fallen lions of pink granite which stood on pedastals of which only one still remain. This is not the Great Pylon, but is the only photograph of a Pylon of the Isis Temple that I have' This is a similar view to negative EC1706 and EC1715.
Wedding of Marian Phillips and John Henry Jones at Bethesda Welsh Baptist Chapel, Swansea on September 6, 1941
Back row, standing:
Rev W.P.Thomas (Beulah, Cwmtwrch); Rev D.H. Thomas (Wesleyan Methodist, Pontardulais;) Haydn Williams (best man); John Henry Jones; Marian Phillips; Gwilym Phillips; Rev S.J. Leeke (Bethesda, Swansea) Edmor Phillips; Rev Môn Williams (Siloam, Brynaman)
seated:
Jane Griffith Jones May Phillips bridesmaid: Wenona Phillips (bride’s sister)
Taken by H.A. Chapman, Swansea. Their studio was destroyed by enemy action in February 1942.
(Left to Right) Standing Back Row: Colin (1877-1906), Frank (1873-1929), Arthur (1841-1912), Cecil (1876-1948), Howel (1874-1923). Seated Middle Row: Meg (Marguerite) (1885-1960), Harriet (1878-1918), Olive (1881-1946). Seated Front Row: George (1886- 1955), Phyllis (1890-1973), Sylvia (1888-1950), Charles (1884-1963), Winnie (Winifred) (1883-1964). Died in infancy: Lettice (1880-1885), John (1891). The sombre expressions of the children are understandable following the death of their mother the previous year: Ellen Gilbertson (née Lloyd) (1850-1894).
Photograph, B&W, mounted. Swansea RFC first fifteen in the 1906-1907 season. Photograph by: H A Chapman of Swansea. Dimensions: w18" x 12" (w45.7cm x h30.5cm).
Photograph, B&W, mounted and titled Swansea RFC first fifteen in the 1958-1959 season. Photograph by Jack Thomas, Gainsborough Studios, St Helen's Rd, Swansea. Dimensions: w18" x h14" (w45.7cm x h35.5cm).
Photograph, B&W, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC first fifteen in the 1919-1920 season. Photograph by H A Chapman of Swansea. Dimensions: w17 1/2" x h14" (w44.45cm x h35.5cm).
