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Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Snapshots 3. 1935-'. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Catalogue reference: Photo 1/18
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This record is a file about the Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Snapshots 3. 1935-'. Photographer(s): Unknown. dating from 1934-1954.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 1/18
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Title (The name of the record)
- Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Snapshots 3. 1935-'. Photographer(s): Unknown.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Red leather album, measuring 240 x 293 mm, in a stitched cloth cover, containing mounted prints with dates and captions in Wilberforce-Bell's hand. The bookplate of Wilberforce-Bell is on the free endpaper. The album contains views of official functions and social life scenes in India and England. Topographical views include a hand-coloured photograph of the Wilberforce-Bell Bridge at Kur in Kolhapur State (Print 54). Various official functions are represented, most notably the installation of the Maharaja of Patiala in 1938 (Prints 60-69). Military photographs include a view of veteran Connaught Rangers, including Wilberforce-Bell, at the Cenotaph in 1947. The album includes a number of portraits of Wilberforce-Bell in old age.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Unspecified
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Presented by the executors of Sir Harold Wilberforce-Bell, October 1965, via Messrs Parker, Marsh, Charlton and Eastham.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 37 mm x 61 mm to 204 mm x 152 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/07e4a12e-e2c4-45b5-81ae-8db8bb73b22b/
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: Photo
British Library Photo Collection
Within the sub-fonds: Photo 1
Wilberforce-Bell Collection: synopsis. Photographer(s): Herzog and Higgins.
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Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Snapshots 3. 1935-'. Photographer(s): Unknown.