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Collection of miscellaneous formal portraits and snapshots.
Catalogue reference: Photo 846
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This record is about the Collection of miscellaneous formal portraits and snapshots. dating from 1910s-1940s.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 846
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Title (The name of the record)
- Collection of miscellaneous formal portraits and snapshots.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910s-1940s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection of formal portraits by professional photographers with additional amateur snapshots. The formal portraits feature two men:. (1) J.B. Shearer: 4 portraits from ICS graduate at Oxford in 1926, to Commissioner of Income Tax, Bombay, 1945. (2) Sir J.M. Dunnet, CIE: 5 portraits from TA officer in the First World War to Reforms Commissioner, 1933. The remaining prints include miscellaneous snapshots and a group at Jelalabad in 1930. Process = Gelatine silver prints. Photographers = Hamilton Studios, Bombay; T.R. Lachhman & Co,; B. Sewa Singh Gurdit Singh, Amritsar; Russell & Sons, London; and others 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)
- 23 items
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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)
- Donated by Mrs A. E. Shearer in 1991, additional prints added in 1993.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 66 mm x 110 mm to 240 mm x 295 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4ba2b00e-c3b6-4a3f-8a7f-7033873a9cb9/
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Collection of miscellaneous formal portraits and snapshots.