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Addis Collection: Photograph album of Robert and Mary Addis.
Catalogue reference: Photo 1360/1
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This record is a file about the Addis Collection: Photograph album of Robert and Mary Addis. dating from c 1904-1910.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 1360/1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Addis Collection: Photograph album of Robert and Mary Addis.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1904-1910
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Description (What the record is about)
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Blue cloth-bound album measuring 300 mm x 255 mm, containing 162 uncaptioned photographs. The contents comprise family portraits and other views relating to the life in India of Robert Bawn Addis and his wife Mary (née Ellis), whom he married in 1902. Contents include: Mary Addis and sister in Japanese costume; her infant son Irlam Addis (b.1904); Annie Ellis with daughters and infant Irlam Addis; interior of Christ Church, Mussoorie (signed 'O.M.', for Oscar Mallitte); views at Delhi (Qutb Minar); railway views; family groups at various locations.
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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)
- 1 item.
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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)
- Given by Sonia and John Addis Smith, June 2005
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- For a full listing of individual photographs in the whole collection, and background information on the history of the Addis family in India, see An introduction to the Addis of India Archive, prepared by Sonia and John Addis-Smith, and filed with Photo 1360/10.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3ebe81d6-e704-45bc-b807-7df0d340edb6/
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Within the fonds: Photo
British Library Photo Collection
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Addis Collection: Photographs and documents relating to the family, antecedents and...
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Addis Collection: Photograph album of Robert and Mary Addis.