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Photographic Collection

Catalogue reference: ARC/PH

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This record is about the Photographic Collection dating from c. 1870-present.

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Reference
ARC/PH
Title
Photographic Collection
Date
c. 1870-present
Description

Photographic material of unknown origin, collector or creator information, which have been deposited at the Horniman Museum and Gardens. This collection includes slides accessioned into the Horniman Museum Library, photographic prints, photograph albums and scrapbooks, film and glass negatives of varying size and glass lantern slides. Most of these collections are anthropological in subject matter, featuring photographic images taken predominantly in Asia.

Arrangement

Original order has been maintained and individual albums and collections have been kept discrete. There are two types reference code used: (1) collections are referenced with a ‘C’ number which was designated to the collection while it was held by the Horniman Library (e.g. ARC/PH/C086). After that individual items are referenced with a running number. (2) Collections with no ‘C’ number are referenced using an abbreviated version of the location, culture, people or subject depicted (e.g. ARC/PH/INDIATEMPLES). After that individual items are referenced with a running number.

Held by
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Creator(s)
unknown
Physical description
1 fonds
Access conditions

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Immediate source of acquisition
Many of the collections in this fonds were originally part of the Horniman Library's photographic and audio visual collections, which were transferred to the Archive in 2012. Most items have no information regarding origin or photographer.
Physical condition
photographs (documentary artefact)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cc4f16af-827d-4fa7-945e-d8d01e689037/

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Photographic Collection