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Sir James David Sifton Collection: The Earthquake of the 15th January 1934 in Bihar...
Catalogue reference: Photo 899/2
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 899/2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sir James David Sifton Collection: The Earthquake of the 15th January 1934 in Bihar and Nepal.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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Red cloth album measuring 241x328mm, with title as above stamped in gold on front cover, and photographers' names in bottom right-hand corner, from the collection of Sir James Sifton. Prints are mounted two to a page (recto only), with neat handwritten captions beneath each image. The album contains views of buildings and bridges damaged in the earthquake which struck Nepal and Bihar in 1934, together with more general photographs of land fissures, sand vents, etc., created by the earthquake. It is not known which of the three listed figures took which of the photographs, and all the images have been provisionally listed as photographs by J.A. Dunn in the print catalogue. Sir James David Sifton (1878-1952), entered the Indian Civil Service in 1902. He served as Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-36 and Governor of Bihar 1936-37. Photographers = J.A. Dunn, J.B. Auden;.
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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)
- 58 items
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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)
- November 1993.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 101 mm x 76 mm to 122 mm x 201 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a3df6cf2-0d33-4a03-9fee-81ff76a45185/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: Photo
British Library Photo Collection
Within the sub-fonds: Photo 899
Sir James David Sifton Collections: Photographs relating to his career in India.
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Sir James David Sifton Collection: The Earthquake of the 15th January 1934 in Bihar and Nepal.