[Folder containing photographs entitled] Mauritius General Part Two Cyclone Damage March 1960. With another folder labelled by hand "Mauritius Roads and Bridges | Airport Sewerage".
From the archives of Alexander Gibb & Partners, engineers. A. Mauritius Cyclone Damage, 1960: 26 b & w photographs, very good condition, 18 x 12cm, tipped in, with typed information at base (no.[1], for example: Cyclone Damage [space] 'Carol' [space] March 1960 | Government School MAPOU - Classroom roof blown off"). Subjects include: school Mapou (5); Scottish Church; School Calebasses (2); Mare Longue Reservoir (3); Mare aux Vacaos (4); bridge at Trianon Hill; East Coast Roads (9); B. Mauritius Roads and Bridge Airport Sewerage. 30 b & w. photographs, 8 x 8 to 28 x 21.5cm, very good condition, many annotated "STATFILE 72989", some with Alexanderr Gibb stamp, with further information on reverse, including subjects: Mauritius Roads, Moka Bridge, Trunk Road, Tea Factory, Port Louis West Quay (photo also has full information on date taken and measurements of photo), Plaisance, Port Louis Sewerage Scheme (several with info. about "Progress Photo No 94", job done, etc.), Plains Wilhems Sewage Scheme, colour photo aerial view of airport, Tea Factory, and another. Note: For the activities of Alexander Gibb & Partners in Mauritius, see http://www.gibbmauritius.com/profile.htm