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6301. Photo 1260

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Photo 1260
Title:
Carte de visite portrait of Che-Mah the Chinese Dwarf. Photographer(s): Eisenmann, Charles
Scope & Content:
Carte de visite portrait of Che-Mah, the Chinese Dwarf, accompanied by an incomplete biographical notice from an unidentified publication. Che-Mah (1838-1926) was brought to the United States to work for the Barnum and Bailey circus in 1881.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6302. Photo 1263

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1263
Title:
'The pigeon's letter. 'L'International' containing the news of the French victory at Orleans.' Photographer(s): London Stereoscopic Company
Scope & Content:
Miniature print mounted as a carte de visite, with descriptive letterpress on mount. The photograph is a reduced image of the front page of L'International, sent by pigeon during the Franco-Prussian War. Image much faded. The overmount, on which is printed descriptive letterpress describing the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

6303. Photo 1265

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1265
Title:
Collection of threatical portraits relating to Frederic Baugh.
Scope & Content:
Collection of 41 loose prints in various sizes and formats (mainly carte de visite and cabinet cards), principally portraits of theatrical and vaudeville entertainers, apparently connected with the associates and family of Frederic Baugh, general manager of the Macnaghten Vaudeville Circuit.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1900s
Extent:

41 items

6304. Photo 1266

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1266
Title:
Bill Wright Collection: The Texas Kickapoo. Photographer(s): Wright, Bill
Scope & Content:
Collection of 15 loose gelatin silver prints, recording Kickapoo Indian life in Texas, Mexico and Wyoming, with photographer's credit label on the reverse supplying title, negative number, date of printing and photographer contact details. Published versions of these prints, with additional back...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1990s
Extent:
15 items

6305. Photo 1268

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1268
Title:
Kenneth Hollingbury Collection: Military groups in India and Burma. Photographer(s): Mehta Studio
Scope & Content:
Three loose prints, mounted on card with letterpress titles and key to sitters on mount. The groups comprise: (1) Weapon Training Course, Ferozepore 1942; (2) Officers' Mess, 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade, Ahmednagar 1946; (3) No. 1 Company Commanders' Course, Burma Army Central Schools, Kalaw 1948.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1942-1948
Extent:
3 items

6306. Photo 1270

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1270
Title:
Copy prints of photographs by Robert and Harriet Tytler in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada. Photographer(s): Tytler, Robert and Harriet
Scope & Content:
Collection of 97 loose prints, copied from original negatives and prints by Robert and Harriet Tytler, held in the collections of the the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; with catalogue listing of the material and correspondence relating to the collection. The series includes views by the Tyt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857-1858
Extent:
Unspecified

6307. Photo 1271

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1271
Title:
Slater Collection: Photograph albums of George Sidney Slater, mainly relating to the Middle East during World War I.
Scope & Content:
Collection of six large photograph albums and 1 loose print (Photo 1271/1-7). The first four albums in the collection (Photo 1271/1-4) record Slater's military service as an RAF photographer in Egypt and Palestine from 1917-19.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1911-1920
Extent:
Unspecified

6308. Photo 1275

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1275
Title:
Desmond Parsons Collection: Photographs of the Dunhuang Caves. Photographer(s): Desmond Parsons
Scope & Content:
Collection of 115 loose gelatin silver prints, uncaptioned, tipped down onto light buff card. The photographs show wall painting details in the Dunhuang Magao Caves, taken during Parsons' visit in 1935.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
115 items

6309. Photo 1278

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1278
Title:
Photograph album of European views compiled by Jessie Eliza Chitty, 1887. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Blue half-leather album measuring 300 x 255 mm, containing 34 albumen print views of places visited by Jessie Eliza Chitty (1866-1950), daughter of Sir Joseph Chitty, P.C., during a European tour in 1887. Locations include Paris, Cornwall, Munster, Salzburg, Vienna, Venice, Brussels, Monte Carlo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
34 items

6310. Photo 1279

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1279
Title:
Portrait of Sir Albert Sortain Romer Macklin, High Court Judge, Bombay. Photographer(s): Hamilton Studios Ltd
Scope & Content:
Mounted gelatin silver print portrait of Sir A. S. R. Macklin (1890-1976), Indian Civil Service, signed on mount by studio and sitter. Together with three small empty envelopes, addressed to the Raja of Sattara, various dates in 1853.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1935-1940
Extent:
1 item

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