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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Snow Level [40] File

1. Photo 11(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(81)
Title:
The Church, Simla [in] winter. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Distant view of Christ Church, Simla, and snow covered hillside, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Christ Church designed by Colonel J.T. Boileau was built between 1844 and 1857. The large porch added in 1873 was a popular place for meetings before and after services and was also the best sit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 222(94)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 222(94)
Title:
Mount Moira and other snows from the Gangotri Glacier. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Location = Gangotri; Himalayas; India; Mount Moira; Uttar Pradesh
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 236(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(1)
Title:
[Motor cars crossing a snow-covered pass.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Showing two cars being hauled by porters towards the summit of a snow-covered pass. The registration of the leading vehicle is 942 WI.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 883(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 883(10)
Title:
Simla in Winter: View on the Mall below 'Woodville'. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Snow scene.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1107(124)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1107(124)
Title:
Snowy Day on Mall below Grand Hotel, Simla. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard, published by Moorli Dhur and Sons, Ambala. General view of the Mall covered in snow.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900-1910
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1107(128)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1107(128)
Title:
Murree from Pindi Point (snow). Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view, taken from Pindi Point, of snow-covered mountain landscape at Murree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900-1910
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1167(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(15)
Title:
Women clearing snow from the roof of their house in Morang, Spiti, with satellite dish in foreground. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Women clearing snow from the roof of their house in Morang. Houses are constructed from dried mud which softens rapidly when exposed to water. Spiti is a desert landscape where it rarely rains, but changing weather conditions threaten houses and monasteries alike. Most houses now have digital s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1995
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1167(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(48)
Title:
A party of Buchen, travelling religious performers, leaving the village of Lidang on their way to Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A party of Buchen, travelling religious performers, leaving the village of Lidang on their way to Lara. Buchen can be away from their homes in Pin Valley for months at a time. The sound of Buchen calling back to the villagers echoes through the silence' (Patrick Sutherland).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item