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Clark Collection: Album of miscellaneous views and portraits in India. Photographer(s):...
Catalogue reference: Photo 793
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- Photo 793
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Title (The name of the record)
- Clark Collection: Album of miscellaneous views and portraits in India. Photographer(s): Bourne, Samuel.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860s-1870s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Red half-leather album, 253 x 329 mm, with title, 'Indian Photographs. R. C.' stamped in gilt on front cover, containing mounted albumen prints, with handwritten captions either on or beneath the images. 'R. C.' is the Reverend Robert Clark of the Church Missionary Society, whose biographical details appear in Rev B. H. Bodley's 'Indian Missionary directory a Directory Memorial Volume', 3rd edition, Calcutta 1886. The album contains group portraits of missionaries and Indian Christians; views of mission houses, schools and colleges; general topographical views of Indian monuments; and portraits of Viceroys and Indian rulers.
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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)
- 71 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)
- Purchased.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 73 mm x 103 mm to 225 mm x 292 mm.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c72643ec-3238-41b9-a779-fb246eb024f7/
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Clark Collection: Album of miscellaneous views and portraits in India. Photographer(s): Bourne, Samuel.