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Bailey Collection: Photographs of India, Tibet, Sikkim and Europe. Photographer(s):...

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Photo 1083/40
Title
Bailey Collection: Photographs of India, Tibet, Sikkim and Europe. Photographer(s): Bailey, Frederick Marshman.
Date
1918-1921
Description

Black full-leather bound album with padded covers, measuring 215x250mm, in generally sound condition. Prints are mounted on page with captions in either ink or pencil. The majority are also dated. The collection can be broken down into the following groups:. Prints 1-8 Views in and around Delhi, Mar-Apr 1918. Prints 9-23 Journey to Hunza at start of Kashgar Mission, May 1918. Prints 24-26 Delhi snapshots, (?)1920. Prints 27-64 Snapshots of North-West Frontier, Delhi, Sikkim, Mar-May 1920. Prints 65-171 European views, mainly Scotland, but including marriage to Hon. Irma Cozens-Hardy, 1920. Prints 172-257 Views of Simla, Tibet, Sikkim, 1921.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Physical description
165 items
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Immediate source of acquisition
Collection originally placed on permanent loan by Mrs Irma Bailey, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel F.M. Bailey, and bequeathed to India Office Library and Records on her death in 1988.
Physical condition
Dimensions: 80 mm x 50 mm to 160 mm x 105 mm.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5e156109-72bd-4b69-9ace-ea1eab720d31/

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Bailey Collection: Photographs of India, Tibet, Sikkim and Europe. Photographer(s): Bailey, Frederick Marshman.