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Family photograph album of Gwen Carless, wife of Harry Carless (Indian Police Service).

Catalogue reference: Photo 1077

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This record is about the Family photograph album of Gwen Carless, wife of Harry Carless (Indian Police Service). dating from 1926-1933.

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Reference
Photo 1077
Title
Family photograph album of Gwen Carless, wife of Harry Carless (Indian Police Service).
Date
1926-1933
Description

Grey, soft-covered photograph album measuring 245 cm x 305 cm, inscribed in white ink on front cover: 'Family photo album kept by Gwen Carless, wife of Harry Carless IPS (U.P.), from 1926 (Fatehpur) to 1933 (Kumaon).' The album contains 181 photographs, the majority family snapshots, with identifying captions, mostly taken in India, but with some English scenes. Locations include Fatehpur, Lucknow, Naini Tal, Shahjahanpur, Bhowali, Moradabad, Bijrani. Inserted at the back of the album are two more formal portraits of Harry Carless (one taken by the Jaipur Art Studio, Jodhpur), and a group portrait, 'Harry Carless, as one of the three Blues, in the winning Trinity Hall tennis team at Cambridge, 1924.'. A typescript memoir of Harry Carless, written by his son Hugh Carless, accompanies the album.

Related material

See also Mss Eur C922. For a portrait of Hugh Carless, see WD4469

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Language
Not applicable
Physical description
181 gelatin silver prints, mounted in album.
Access conditions

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Immediate source of acquisition
Given by his son Hugh Carless, 15 August 2000
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e7c1e3b9-b46f-4a7e-8875-ce945c75cb22/

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Family photograph album of Gwen Carless, wife of Harry Carless (Indian Police Service).