Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Sub-fonds

Album of snapshot views of Karachi.

Catalogue reference: Photo 558

What’s it about?

This record is about the Album of snapshot views of Karachi. dating from 1910s.

Access information is unavailable

Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.

Full description and record details

Reference
Photo 558
Title
Album of snapshot views of Karachi.
Date
1910s
Description

Maroon full-leather photograph album, 140x175mm, containing prints loosely inserted in window mounts with handwritten captions. A dedication inside the front cover reads: 'To W.L. Cameron, Esq. With the season's greetings, from T.G. Correa'. The photographs are snapshot views of Karachi architecture, some of poor quality, and were presumably taken by T.G. Correa, who worked in Bombay but probably visited Karachi during work with the Customs Dept. Process = Silver gelatine prints. Photographers = T.G. Correa?,;.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Language
Not applicable
Physical description
24 items
Access conditions

Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.

Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from the W.L.S.L. Cameron Collection, Mss Eur D 853, in 1977.
Physical condition
Dimensions: 87 mm x 113 mm.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/74e8967d-092b-47f3-9599-0face170b0b2/

Catalogue hierarchy

963,091 records
146,212 records

Within the fonds: Photo

British Library Photo Collection

You are currently looking at the sub-fonds: Photo 558

Album of snapshot views of Karachi.