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Sir William Foster Collection: Photographs, negatives and lantern slides relating...
Catalogue reference: Photo 784
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 784
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sir William Foster Collection: Photographs, negatives and lantern slides relating to India, portraits of Indian notables, the history of the East India Company and East India House
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection divided into seven parts, as follows:. Photo 784/1. Photo 784/2. Photo 784/3 Glass negatives of interiors of the India Office. Photo 784/4 Miscellaneous glass negatives: photographic copies of portraits. Photo 784/5 Lantern slides relating to the. Photo 784/6 Lantern slides. Photo 784/7 Lantern slide tour of India, c 1890s.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 500 photographic prints, glass negatives and lantern slides
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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 Sir William Foster (1863-1951), Registrar and Superintendent of Records, India Office 1907-23; Historiographer to the India Office 1923-27
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Photographic prints, glass negatives and lantern slides
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1814b5b9-7024-49e2-8fe5-5bc90fb9b9ae/
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Sir William Foster Collection: Photographs, negatives and lantern slides relating to India, portraits of Indian notables, the history of the East India Company and East India House