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032-003044336 Language Not applicable Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 66

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66
Title:
Miscellaneous photographs of India, principally connected with public works, civil engineering, town planning and architecture.
Scope & Content:
Collection divided into 9 parts (Photo 66/1-9), mainly in album form, but with a quantity of loose prints.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 66/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/5
Title:
'Fisheries Dept., Madras'. Photographer(s): Doss and Bros, M.
Scope & Content:
Paper-bound scrapbook, measuring 360 x 290 mm, containing photographs, postcards, half-tone reproductions and plans. The cover is badly torn and the inside pages dog-eared. The title is handwritten on a white label on the front cover. The whole collection records the work of the Fisheries Depart...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
13 items

3. Photo 66/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/1
Title:
Album of topographical views in India. Photographer(s): Burke, Willie
Scope & Content:
Green half-leather album containing mounted prints with both typed and handwritten captions. The front cover of the album has a white label with the typed title: 'Album G.2'. The album is in poor condition: the binding has broken, pages have separated from the spine and individual prints are eit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
82 items

4. Photo 66/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/9
Title:
Miscellaneous views in India. Photographer(s): Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Scope & Content:
Collection of five loose, unmounted prints with captions on reverse. They probably represent prints which have become detached from various albums in Photo 66/1-8. Views include Howrah Station, Calcutta; Lloyd Bridge, Poona; causeway over the River Bhima; the Artillery Maidan, Karachi and a view...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
5 items

5. Photo 66/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/8
Title:
Views in India. Photographer(s): Beg, M.M.
Scope & Content:
Green post-bound album, measuring 337 x 445 mm, containing mounted prints captioned on the reverse. The prints have been hinged down one side allowing them to be lifted and the captions read. The photographs record a range of views of architectural, topographical and social scenes in India, incl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:
114 items

6. Photo 66/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2
Title:
Album of groups and views in India. Photographer(s): Baljee, D.
Scope & Content:
Green half-leather album containing mounted prints with both typed and handwritten captions. The front cover of the album has a white label with the typed title: 'Album G.3'. The photographs cover a range of subjects including studies of Indian Army soldiers, social occasions and official functi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
110 items

7. Photo 66/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/7
Title:
The Uhl River or Mendi Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1925–33. Photographer(s): Rodi and Sons
Scope & Content:
Black post-bound album, measuring 290 x 395 mm, containing mounted prints interleaved with tissue. Typed captions are attached to the tissue opposite the relevant prints. The string binding the album pages together has unravelled and the pages and tissue are therefore loose. A typed label on the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1925-1933
Extent:
38 items

8. Photo 66/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/6
Title:
'Town Planning in Bombay Presidency'. Photographer(s): Government Photozinco Office
Scope & Content:
Green post-bound album, measuring 305 x 425 mm, containing captioned prints inserted on corner mounts. The album is in poor condition with broken binding and brittle pages. Prints are captioned with typed labels and each group of prints relating to a particular town is preceded by a short essay ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
65 items

9. Photo 66/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/4
Title:
'Water Works. United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, India'. Photographer(s): Mull and Company, C.
Scope & Content:
Post bound album, measuring 313 x 450 mm, containing mounted prints with handwritten captions. The title has been stuck on to the front cover, which also has a dragon and shields motif. The photographer's label pasted inside front and back covers. The photographs record water works in Allahabad,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
11 items

10. Photo 66/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/3
Title:
Views in New Delhi and other locations in India and Burma. Photographer(s): Ahuja, D.A.; Savarese, J. A.; Burke, Willie and others
Scope & Content:
Green post-bound album, measuring 338 x 447 mm, containing 104 mounted prints, the majority captioned on the reverse. The prints have been hinged down their left side allowing them to be lifted and the captions read. The photographs record a range of architectural and topographical views in Indi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
104 items