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Sir James David Sifton Collection: Their Excellencies the Viceroy's and the Marchioness...

Catalogue reference: Photo 899/3

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Photo 899/3
Title
Sir James David Sifton Collection: Their Excellencies the Viceroy's and the Marchioness of Linlithgow's Visit to Ranchi. July 1936.
Date
Jul 1936
Description

Grey mock-crocodile photograph album measuring 226x320mm, with title as above stamped in gold on leather panel on the front cover, from the collection of Sir James Sifton. Prints are inserted four to a page in window mounts, with neat handwritten captions beneath each image. Photographer's name is printed on the inside backcover. Sir James David Sifton (1878-1952), entered the Indian Civil Service in 1902. He served as Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-36 and Governor of Bihar 1936-37. Photographers = The Coronation Studio, Ranchi;.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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64 items
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Immediate source of acquisition
November 1993.
Physical condition
Dimensions: 65 mm x 65 mm to 73 mm x 100 mm.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/08ac5558-7ccc-472c-98ca-172b71ce2365/

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Sir James David Sifton Collection: Their Excellencies the Viceroy's and the Marchioness of Linlithgow's Visit to Ranchi. July 1936.