Fonds
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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ARC/PH
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Title (The name of the record)
- Photographic Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- c. 1870-present
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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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.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- unknown
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 fonds
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- 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.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- photographs (documentary artefact)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cc4f16af-827d-4fa7-945e-d8d01e689037/
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Photographic Collection