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Album of views of India.
Catalogue reference: Photo 891
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This record is about the Album of views of India. dating from c 1945-1947.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 891
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Title (The name of the record)
- Album of views of India.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1945-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Brown mock-leather post-bound album, 166x238mm, containing amatuer snapshot and commecially produced prints mounted several to a page with handwritten captions. Pages are interleaved with tissue and nineteen loose prints are inserted at the back of the album. The photographs are topographical and architectural views at the following locations: Hyderabad (Hospital, Char Minar), Kasauli (Christ Church), Ranchi (Jonah Falls), Suez Canal, Ismailiya, Howrah (Bridge and Railway Station), Calcutta (Victoria Memorial, St Paul's Cathedral, Metro Cinema, GPO, Chowringhee), Secunderabad, Bombay, Ranikhet, Poona, Madras (Moore Market, Mount Road, University, Casino Cinema, YMCA, Railway Station, Napier Bridge), Himalayas, Kangra Railway, Simla Railway, Agra (Taj Mahal), Jullunder (Church, post office, cantonment cinema), Amritsar (Golden Temple), Lahore (Punjab Assembly Hall, Badshahi Masjid, Jahangir's tomb, Railway Station, Shalimar Gardens), and Jhansi. Process = Gelatine silver prints. Photographers = W.A. Whitbread and various others unknown.,;.
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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)
- 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)
- Donated by W A Whitbread, August 1993.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 52 mm x 81 mm to 70 mm x 115 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f880f55b-0d3a-4223-93c4-1f8d55b1dce4/
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Album of views of India.