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Henry Robert Winship Collection: Scrapbook of photographs, newspaper cuttings and...

Catalogue reference: Photo 798

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Photo 798
Title
Henry Robert Winship Collection: Scrapbook of photographs, newspaper cuttings and ephemera.
Date
1860s-1870s
Description

Brown and black half-leather album, 435x280mm, in very poor physical condition, containing mounted photographs, newspaper cuttings and ephemera. The majority of photographs have handwritten captions and a hand-drawn title-page reads: 'Scrap book. Henry R. Winship, Howrah, Calcutta, East Indies, May 15th 1862'. Winship worked for the East Indian Railway and many of the views relate to locations and buildings associated with the line, including Howrah, Monghyr and Jamalpur, as well as portraits of railway personnel. There are also more general topographical views in India, the Middle East and Europe. The newspaper cuttings bear no relation to the photographs and are mostly extracts from illustrated journals. Process = Albumen prints. Photographers = Unknown.,;.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Language
Not applicable
Physical description
127 items
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Immediate source of acquisition
Purchased at Sotheby's auction on 1 May 1987.
Physical condition
Dimensions: 54 mm x 87 mm to 254 mm x 371 mm.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2b218a19-f8f6-4c49-93ed-5e7c6a2fa5fa/

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