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Forbes Collection: Miscellaneous portraits and views.
Catalogue reference: Photo 816
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This record is about the Forbes Collection: Miscellaneous portraits and views. dating from c 1905-1909.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 816
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Title (The name of the record)
- Forbes Collection: Miscellaneous portraits and views.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1905-1909
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection of photographs, some loose, others on pages removed from an album, formerly belonging to Lieut-Colonel James S. Forbes, Bombay Director of Forbes, Forbes, Campbell & Co Ltd. A large proportion of the prints are uncaptioned. Photographs include views and portraits in Bombay, Mahabaleshwar, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Belgaum, Kolhapur, Barakpur, Calcutta, Dum Dum, Idar, Hyderabad (Sindh), Karachi and Lucknow. Many of the portraits reflect Forbes' participation in riding and field sports, including polo, pig sticking and fox (or jackal) hunting. Process = Gelatin silver prints (?). Photographers = Bourne & Shepherd, Stewart & Son;.
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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)
- 131 items
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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)
- Presented by Commander Ian Forbes, 1988.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 46 mm x 52 mm to 230 mm x 295 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/bfb744d2-3cf2-42f3-8c9d-83ef2da807dd/
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Forbes Collection: Miscellaneous portraits and views.