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Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Own photographs 1. 1912-1919'.
Catalogue reference: Photo 1/13
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 1/13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Own photographs 1. 1912-1919'.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1912-1919
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Description (What the record is about)
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Black, half-leather album, measuring 235 x 270 mm, with a stitched cloth cover, containing 219 mounted prints and 2 loose prints. Each print is captioned and dated in Wilberforce-Bell's hand. The album title is handwritten on a white label stuck to the front cover. Wilberforce-Bell's bookplate is in the front free endpaper. Album contains snapshots of family, friends and army colleagues and some topographical views in France, Italy, England, Gibraltar, Egypt, Aden and India. Architectural views include the Yacht Club, Bombay (Prints 115-117), the Residency, Rajkot (Print 129), the Palace, Verawal (Print 167) and drawing room interiors. Military photographs include WW1 views in Marseilles and portraits of officers and men from the 2nd Battn. 1st (KGO) Gurkha Rifles. Several snapshots of official functions in India. A curiosity is Print 48, 'Flypaper man'.
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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)
- Unspecified
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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 the executors of Sir Harold Wilberforce-Bell, October 1965, via Messrs Parker, Marsh, Charlton and Eastham.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 98 mm x 44 mm to 138 mm x 79 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d8758b2e-79bb-496d-bbc5-769881713a52/
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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 1
Wilberforce-Bell Collection: synopsis. Photographer(s): Herzog and Higgins.
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Wilberforce-Bell Collection: 'Own photographs 1. 1912-1919'.