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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F222 Level [40] File

1. Mss Eur F222/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16
Title:
Photograph album illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs. Photographer(s): Edmund Henderson Hunt and John Henderson Hunt (Baron Hunt of Fawley)
Scope & Content:
Black post-bound album measuring 312 mm x 437 mm, with 35 sepia-toned prints mounted one to a page, the majority with typescript caption labels pasted beneath. Some of the prints have pencilled references to plate numbers and are marked Copyright reserved, indicating published use in John Hender...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1927
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Mss Eur F222/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/17
Title:
Second album of photographs illustrating self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, and photographs of Moharram processions in Hyderabad. Photographer(s): Edmund Henderson Hunt and John Henderson Hunt (Baron Hunt of Fawley)
Scope & Content:
Brown cloth-bound photograph album measuring 300 mm x 405 mm, containing 23 uncaptioned prints relating to the self-mutilation rites of the Rafai Fakirs, an Islamic sect in Hyderabad State. These are duplicates of the more extensive, captioned series at Mss Eur F222/16. Other duplicates of these...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925
Extent:

1 item

3. Mss Eur F222/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/18
Title:
Photographs of the self mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, and of a fire walking ceremony. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
Scope & Content:
Collection of 152 loose prints illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, a Muslim sect in Hyderabad State. The collection contains multiple copies of 24 different subjects, plus three indistinct snapshots of a fire-walking ceremony (taken at night, hence under-exposed and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1925
Extent:

152 loose prints

4. Mss Eur F222/35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/35
Title:
Photographs of ancient monuments and antiquities in Hyderabad State, including Golconda and the Ajanta and Ellora caves and temples. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
Scope & Content:
Collection of 372 uncaptioned loose prints of archaeological and architectural subjects in Hyderabad State. There are multiple copies of several of the images, some printed in various sizes. Also included are 28 stereoscopic views and a series of 21 postcards of the Ajanta Caves issued by the Hy...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:

372 items

5. Mss Eur F222/46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/46
Title:
Glass negatives of Hunt's family, children, relations, mostly taken in Britain and India
Scope & Content:
A miscellaneous collection of 48 original glass negatives and lantern slides relating to the family life of Dr Edmund Henderson Hunt in Great Britain. None of the material appears to be of direct Indian significance. The collection can be broken down into the following categories: (i). 33 stere...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910-1930
Extent:

48 items

6. Mss Eur F222/47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/47
Title:
Glass negatives and lantern slides relating to the sacred books, saint's tomb and self mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, a Muslim sect in Hyderabad; with slides of similar practices by other groups.
Scope & Content:
Collection of original glass negatives and lantern slides, as follows: 1. 26 whole plate glass negatives relating to the self-mutilation activities of the Islamic sect of Rafai Fakirs in Hyderabad City. Prints for almost all of these can be found in Mss Eur F222/16, Mss Eur F222/17 and Mss E...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1930
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur F222/48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/48
Title:
Glass negatives and lantern slides of miscellaneous Indian scenes including a man enacting the tiger legend at Moharram, and the tunnel entrance to a Hindu temple at Bedar, Hyderabad. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
Scope & Content:
Collection of 26 glass negatives and lantern slides, as follows: 1. Twelve monochrome lantern slides (unmounted) of Indian scenes: bazaars, Muhurram Festival, etc. 2. Eight ¼-plate glass negatives relating to the Rafai Fakirs, an Islamic sect in Hyderabad State. The views show the tomb at Hyd...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:

26 items

8. Mss Eur F222/49

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/49
Title:
Lantern slides illustrating the symptoms of Raynaud's Disease
Scope & Content:
Collection of 12 monochrome lantern slides. The box in which the slides were originally stored held the title: 12 lantern slides illustrating the effects of anaesthetisation of the median and ulnar nerves in Raynaud's Disease. The photographs were probably produced by or for John Henderson Hunt,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:

12 items

9. Mss Eur F222/50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/50
Title:
Lantern slides illustrating the effect of pneumatic drills and hammers on health and physiology.
Scope & Content:
Collection of 23 lantern slides and 4 glass negatives, prepared for use in a lecture illustrating the effect on health and physiology of pneumatic drills and hammers. The series includes views of tools being operated, x-ray photographs of hands, diagrams, etc. The slides were probably prepared f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:

25 items

10. Mss Eur F222/51

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/51
Title:
Lantern slides illustratingvarious medical topics.
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous collection of 15 ¼-plate glass negatives and four lantern slides, relating to various medical topics. Many of the negatives are copies of diagrams or plates from books. The material was probably produced for John Henderson Hunt (Baron Hunt of Fawley), the son of Edmund Henderson Hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:

19 items