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Shearer Collection: Two portraits.
Catalogue reference: Photo 869
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 869
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Title (The name of the record)
- Shearer Collection: Two portraits.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1933
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Description (What the record is about)
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Two loose unmounted prints, both captioned on the verso, from the collection of John Burt Shearer, Indian Civil Service. Print 1. Government of India Finance Department at New Delhi, 1933. Print 2. Group of Black Hearts, probably at Simla, 1933. The photographs are accompanied by various items of ephemera including a programme for an investiture by Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency (Governor of the Punjab), 'Interpretation' exam results and certificate of J.B. Shearer, an Urdu translation of a speech given by the Nawab of Pataudi, copy of speech made by Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency at the installation of the same Nawab, a Bombay Congress Bulletin of October 1942, and a programme and menu from the first reunion dinner in 1935 of the 'Order of the Black Heart'. Process = Gelatin silver prints. Photographers = 1) Photo Service Co, Delhi. 2) Unknown;.
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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)
- 2 items
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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 Mrs Anne Shearer, 1992.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 195 mm x 277 mm to 236 mm x 297 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2179077b-58f7-42f1-b566-b3eee307e402/
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Shearer Collection: Two portraits.