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1. Photo 906

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906
Title:
Mitchell Collection: Road Transport in India.
Scope & Content:
Collection of loose prints cut from photograph albums, some with handwritten captions. The photographs include views of Indian roads and various forms of road transport, including cars, trucks and buses. The photographer, Sir Kenneth Mitchell was, from 1942, the Chief Controller of road develop...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s-190s
Extent:
55 items

2. Photo 906(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(16)
Title:
Bazaar, Bundi. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking down on to a street, the palace in the background. This is probably the work of a commercial photographer rather than Mitchell. Subjects = bazaars
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 906(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(14)
Title:
B[?] ferry, 1935. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
View of a car and other loads on a ferry. The print is captioned on the reverse but the inscription is unclear. Another view of the ferry is at Print 45 where it is described as a ferry on the Betwa River. Subjects = ferries; transport; water transport Location = Betwa (river); India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 906(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(15)
Title:
Bridge of boats, Chambal. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
View of a van preparing to cross the bridge. Subjects = bridges Location = Chambal (river)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 906(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(26)
Title:
Puria at Cape Comorin. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
View of an Indian standing on rocks by the sea. Caption on reverse. Subjects = Location = Cape Comorin; India; Tamil Nadu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 906(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(22)
Title:
Canal nearAllwaye, Travancore, June 1935. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of boats on a canal. Caption on reverse. Subjects = canals; local craft; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
June 1935
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 906(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(25)
Title:
[View of an unidentified Indian road.] Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = roads and highways
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 906(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(17)
Title:
[View of a car stuck in mud.] Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Subjects = cars; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 906(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(18)
Title:
Nurewala-Kathwai road. Looking down from top of rock. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
General view of road-building in progress. Subjects = public works; road building Location = India; Punjab; Punjab (India)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 906(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(48)
Title:
Punjab. "1920 Model" bus on unmetalled district road. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Caption on reverse reads: 'Punjab. A typical India[?] bus service on an unmetalled road connecting outlying places with the railway. The bus is a converted Ford tourer woefully neglected and grossly overloaded. This photograph was taken at the end of the monsoon when the road was deep in mud....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item