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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 906

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(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(1)
Title:
Pneumatic-tyred bullock carts. Modern bearings reduce tractive-effort and increase capacity per pair of bullocks. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View of a row of bullock carts carrying loads of bricks. The carts are fitted with Dunlop tyres. Subjects = bricks (archaeological artefacts); bullock carts; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 906(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(2)
Title:
Grand Trunk Road, Punjab. Tarred surface widened to 20 feet but sides of it cut up by carts. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along a tree-lined stretch of the road. Subjects = Grand Trunk Road; roads and highways
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 906(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(3)
Title:
Grand Trunk Road, Punjab. Central 12 feet is surface-tarred macadam. Earth shoulders 10 feet wide. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along a tree-lined stretch of road, a car parked on the right. Subjects = Grand Trunk Road; roads and highways
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 906(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(4)
Title:
Grand Trunk Road, United Provinces. Thin cement-concrete slab over old kankar metalling. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from a car looking along a stretch of road. Subjects = Grand Trunk Road; roads and highways
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 906(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(5)
Title:
Goods shed and closed van. Note bags of gas-plant fuel (charcoal) on roof over cab. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View of a T.V.S. van in a yard, parked next to a Ramnad Transport Ltd bus. Subjects = lorries; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 906(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(6)
Title:
'T.V.S.' again. Bus shelter. Note all vehicles have Producer-Gas plants fitted at rear. During the war some 20,000 buses and lorries ran on this, and petrol rationing, though relaxed, continues. Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Bus shelter probably in Madurai. Subjects = buses; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 906(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(7)
Title:
[View of various trucks parked in a yard.] Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
This print is uncaptioned and there are no clues as to the location. Subjects = lorries; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 906(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(8)
Title:
[View of men at work on a truck.] Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
The men are operating a tank attached to the side of the truck but it is unclear if the tank contains, for example, fuel or water. Subjects = lorries; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 906(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 906(9)
Title:
[View of trucks in a yard.] Photographer: Mitchell, Kenneth
Scope & Content:
View of various trucks lined up in a yard, two men walking on the left. One of the trucks has a sign which appears to read, 'Prem Nath Motors'. Subjects = lorries; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 item