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Joseph Robert Sheffield Collection: Stereoscopic negatives and lantern slides of...
Catalogue reference: Photo 262
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- Photo 262
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Title (The name of the record)
- Joseph Robert Sheffield Collection: Stereoscopic negatives and lantern slides of Indian scenes. Photographer(s): Sheffield, Joseph Robert.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection in three parts, comprising 387 stereoscopic glass negatives of Indian scenes (Photo 262/1), 43 stereoscopic glass negatives of Lucknow views (Photo 262/2) and 68 lantern slides of famine scenes (Photo 262/3). Many of the lantern slides are made from negatives in Photo 262/1. Joseph Robert Sheffield (1860-1909), Engineer on the Rajputana Malwa Railway.
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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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- Unspecified
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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)
- Gift, Presented by P. I. Lake (Consular Department, FCO), son-in-law of William R. Sheffield (son of Joseph Robert Sheffield), 21 November 1967.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fa6d6f21-b6a5-4b1c-afa2-537d4d91cf44/
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Joseph Robert Sheffield Collection: Stereoscopic negatives and lantern slides of Indian scenes. Photographer(s): Sheffield, Joseph Robert.