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Edward Molyneux Collection: Album of carte-de-visite portraits of naval officers...
Catalogue reference: Photo 938
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 938
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Title (The name of the record)
- Edward Molyneux Collection: Album of carte-de-visite portraits of naval officers and families. Photographer(s): Various.
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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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Full-leather bound carte-de-visite album (binding weak), measuring 295 x 240 mm, with brass clasps. Inscribed on front free endpaper: 'To Mrs Powell, with kind wishes from the Ward Room Officers of H.M.S. Defence Octr. 11th 1862.' The album contans 179 carte-de-visite portraits of naval officers, midshipmen and others by various photographers (mainly English but a few South American), almost all unidentified. Among the few captioned prints are portraits of Admiral Richard Ashmore Powell (1816-1892), his mother Mrs Thomas Powell and his wife Mrs Powell (née Skelton). Process = Albumen prints.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 item
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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)
- Transferred item, 1995: Transferred from European Manuscripts (Mss Eur F172), August 1995.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 90 mm x 60 mm.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dbc022d9-49e7-4784-b433-66b8420dd418/
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Edward Molyneux Collection: Album of carte-de-visite portraits of naval officers and families. Photographer(s): Various.