Sir Frederick Sykes Collection: Album of miscellaneous views and portraits.

Black half-leather album, 310 x 420 mm, containing uncaptioned prints mounted with adhesive corner mounts. The photographs are the work of commercial photographers covering events attended by the Governor of Bombay and are mostly informal shots, with only a few formally posed portraits. The majority of the events are unidentified and undated, both on the mount and print verso, but one can assume they took place during Sir Frederick Sykes' period in office as Governor of Bombay 1928-33. Print 1 Group portrait of the Sykes children? Prints 2-9 Views of Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes attending various sporting events including a racing meet (Governor's Cup?). Prints 10-13 (captions on versos) Views at a 1929 Poona Horse Show, including musical rides, the Governor competing in a 'Point to Point' and Lady Sykes presenting children's prizes. Print 14 Group portrait with Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes and officials, Karachi? Prints 15-21 Views of a reception for the Governor of Bombay on the dockside at Karachi, including views of his arrival by steamer and speeches. Prints 22-25 Unidentified official visits by the Governor. Prints 26-27 Opening of the new Central Station, Bombay, in 1931, including inspection of the guard of honour of the 1st Bn Bombay-Baroda [& Central India?] Railway (Print 26 captioned on verso). Prints 28-34 Unidentified official event in Bombay with the Governor meeting members of voluntary organisations(?), including nurses. Prints 35-47 Miscellaneous unidentified events attended by Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes, including a cup presentation, garden party, troop inspection and university ceremony. Prints 48-52 Views at a troop and police inspection. Prints 53-55 Poor quality views of an official visit. Print 56 Portrait of the Irwins and the Willingdons standing outside Government House, Bombay. Print 57 View of the paddock at Bombay(?) racecourse. Print 58 View of the Secretariat, Bombay. Prints 59-62 Views of Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes attending a garden party. Prints 63-65 Lady Sykes presenting prizes at a tennis tournament. Prints 66-67 Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes, and party, seen on a dockside and boarding a ship. Print 68 Group portrait with the Sykes family (including three children) and a large hunting party, dated on the negative 7.7.32., Poona? Print 69 View of a four-in-hand. Print 70 Portrait of the Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, with Sir Frederick Sykes, wives and officials, at Ganeshkhind. Print 71 Portrait of Sir Frederick Sykes and a party of Indian and European officials standing on the steps outside an unidentified building. Prints 72-78 Miscellaneous unidentified events attended by Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes. Prints 79-81 (captions on versos) Governor's visit to Surat District, including Bardoli and Varad village. Print 82 View of a path through thick vegetation. Print 83-86 Visit to Ajanta including portraits outside Cave I. Prints 87-90 Sir Frederick Sykes and party visiting an unidentified site. Print 91 Group portrait with Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes and Indian and European officials, Karachi? Prints 92-95 Unidentified event attended by Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes. Print 96 Formal portrait of Sir Frederick Sykes and three unidentified men. Print 97 (caption on verso) 'Mr Chandamarkar takes charge of Vice-Chancellorship, congratulated by HE at Govt House'. Print 98 Bombay Boy Scouts performing a play for the Governor. Print 99 (caption on verso) 'W. India Tennis final. Prize distribution by Lady Sykes. The Italian lady champion receiving her trophies'. Print 100 (caption on verso) 'Lady Sykes at the Girl Guides' Rally at Cooperage, Bombay'. Prints 101-102 (captions on versos) Governor inspecting shipment of mangoes bound for the King, dispatched on 21.4.33. Prints 103-104 (captions on versos) Views of fire in Parsee Bazaar, Bombay. Prints 105-106 (caption on verso of 105) 'England-India wireless telephone started. Bombay Governor's inaugural speech'. Print 107 (caption on verso) 'Bombay Governor shaking hands with the Manarnadar Hockey Team who won the Aga Khan Cup in Bombay'. Print 108 (caption on verso) 'Juhu Flying Club annual display attended by HE the Governor'. Prints 109-110 Governor visiting a bazaar in unidentified town. Print 111 (caption on verso) 'Visit to K.E.M. [King Edward Memorial] Hospital of Parel on 5.5.33.. Print 112 Large group in hunting dress at Ganeshkhind, 1933 (see also Print 68). Print 113 Group portrait at Ganeshkhind, with the Viceroy Lord Willingdon, Sir Frederick Sykes, wives and officials, 30th July 1933. Print accompanied by letterpress list of sitters. Print 114-115 Governor on an official visit, Bombay, 1933. Print 116 Large group portrait with the Governor, others unidentified. Process = Gelatine silver prints. Photographers = Souvenir, Poona; R. Jalbhoy, Karachi; I. Sequeira, Karachi; B. Katrak, Bombay; Backhouse & Co, Poona; P. Rai & Co, Karachi; and others unknown.,;.

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