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Curzon Collection: Eton Photographs 1876-8 Photographer(s): Hills and Saunders.
Catalogue reference: Photo 430/1
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 430/1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Curzon Collection: Eton Photographs 1876-8 Photographer(s): Hills and Saunders.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1870s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Full-leather bound carte de visite album with raised decorations, measuring 295x230mm, containing portraits inserted in alternate oval and rectangular openings, four to a page. A few of the central pages have cabinet portrait size openings and there also a number of full-page group portraits. The front free endpaper is signed 'George N. Curzon 1876', and the album title as above is written in pencil in Curzon's hand on the first page of the album. Some of the portraits in fact pre-date the given date and were taken earlier in that decade. A slip of paper pasted beneath each portrait identifies the sitter, with occasional additional information (such as date of death) recorded at a later date.
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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)
- 141 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)
- 1976.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 85 mm x 51 mm to 192 mm x 265 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b0579f3d-6bc1-4ad4-8cad-aaf93564789a/
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: Photo
British Library Photo Collection
Within the sub-fonds: Photo 429
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Curzon Collection: Eton Photographs 1876-8 Photographer(s): Hills and Saunders.