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Photograph album of George Albert Herniman, Bandmaster, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire...
Catalogue reference: Photo 866
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This record is about the Photograph album of George Albert Herniman, Bandmaster, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire... dating from c 1919-1929.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 866
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Title (The name of the record)
- Photograph album of George Albert Herniman, Bandmaster, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1919-1929
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prints mounted of brown card, folded to form a loose album measuring 370x295mm. Most prints have handwritten captions on or below the photographs. Some captions are contemporary, others evidently added later. Amended captions have been composed for the catalogue entries. The album was compiled by George Albert Herniman (1881-1965), Bandmaster of the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and records army service at Quetta c.1919-23, Kailana c.1924-5, Delhi c.1924-6 and England c.1928-9. The album contains a mixture of professional work and amateur snapshots in varying conditions. Most of the amateur snapshots are informal portraits of family and colleagues, of no great quality. Included in the collection is a copy of Herniman's birth certificate, and xeroxes of a newspaper article about his life. Photographers = Various unknown photographers,;.
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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)
- 26 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)
- Donated by the compiler's grandson, Professor C.J. Wrigley, via the Imperial War Museum, 1992.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e62c6a40-6f08-4ed3-abbb-112494cfca77/
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Photograph album of George Albert Herniman, Bandmaster, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.