Inauguration of the Benguela Railway at Luau, Angola-Congo Frontier, 10th June 1929 [eBook PDF]

This eBook is a reproduction of a Photograph Album presented to Sir Robert Williams to commemorate his visit to Angola during the Inauguration of the Benguela Railway. Sir Robert Williams was granted by the Portuguese Government the concession to construct and operate the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (Benguela Railway) on 28th November 1902. The railway took a further 26 years to complete. Sir Robert Williams lived in Park House, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was granted the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen, and was created a Baronet (Bt.) of Park in 1928. The Album was among items of Sir Robert Williams's estate that were bequeathed to the City of Aberdeen on his death in 1938.