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Folder 1. Bacterialogical LaboratoriesIncludes copies of Bacteriological Laboratories, the 37th Mobile laboratory - lab. on the train c. 1918; general views of the exterior and interior of the laboratory with and without car and after removal of end and roof of annexe; reagent canteen seen open and closed. The laboratory in action, people unidentified. There are 2 working copy images of the Bacteriological Laboratories, exterior and interior.

Folder 2. Floating laboratory. Includes artists impressions of the Wellcome Floating Research Laboratory on the Nile with its tender S W Culex; Ken Tuller working on model; detail of interior of model, exterior of model from various angles.

Folder 3. Monochrome photographs, 2 letters from Prof. Pat F D'Arcy to Len Goodwin, March 1963 and 3 April,1963 relating to the images and there is a list of photographs from envelope labelled 'as from Prof P F D'Arcy, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Khartoum, Sudan'; images c. 1963 of Wellcome Laboratories and staff - identified; The University College of Khartoum and views from Labs. Negatives labelled: Khartoum (from D'Arcy) Wellcome labs in 1963 (for Jubilee).

Folder 4.Wellcome Institute prints of Henry Solomon Wellcome at Jebel Moya, Sudan, c 1913; Wellcome Journal, June 1991, 'Sir Henry in the Sudan, The benevolent autocrat'. Wellcome dispensary, Mengo, Uganda; Dr Balfour Anglo Egyptian Sudan, Sept 1914; the Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum; a view of British and guards of honour awaiting the S. G. S arrival , with the Medical School and Wellcome Tropical Research Labs. in the background. Copy of Western Union Telegram and Night letter to from H S Wellcome, c. 1917 re. recommendation of use of ambulance award to offer war office motor bacteriological laboratory. Gordon College WTRLK various interior shots which include Kitchen; Chemical room; Bacteriological room; laboratories; museum. Copy of The Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum, Declaration of Trust, dated 1905

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