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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 671 Language Not applicable Name Stretton, William George, 1836-1899

1. Photo 671(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(13)
Title:
[(?)Indian Police group, possibly at Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts: portrait of uniformed men with European official in the centre.] Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered and signed '281B Stretton' in the negative Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait group of (?)Bengal Police, posed beneath a large tree. Possibly photographed at Rangamati in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (see note at print 16). Photographs by Stretton in this collection (prin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 671(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(16)
Title:
[Indian Army soldiers on parade, Rangamati.] Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered and signed '282B Stretton' and captioned 'Rangamatti' (in reverse) in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of soldiers on parade. There are several locations named Rangamati in South Asia. Since Stretton was a Calcutta-based photographer, one possibili...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 671(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(17)
Title:
[Mixed group of Indians, Burmese and Chins, possibly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.] Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered and signed '151C Stretton' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of men, women and children, posed in front of a thatched house with rattan walls. Several ethnic groups are represented, including Indians, Burmese and at least three me...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 671(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(19)
Title:
Sir Ashley Eden's Sonepore Camp. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered and signed '863/11 Stretton' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography European group seated in camp in front of tents. Sir Ashley Eden is seated centre, A. S. Lethbridge on the ground on the extreme left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1877-1882
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 671(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(32)
Title:
[Unidentified view, possibly at Rangamati or Chittagong.] Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered and signed '150C Stretton' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View across a lightly rolling landscape towards distant hills, with bungalows in the foreground and a small curve of river in the middleground. Photographs by Stretton in this collection (prints 13, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 671(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(33)
Title:
No. 2. Looking S.E. from Dr Murray's House [?Chittagong]. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Stretton C141' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography Caption from reverse of print. View looking towards a bungalow on the opposite hill. The precise location is unidentified, but may be Chittagong, where Surgeon Major R. D. Murray was stationed in the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 671(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(35)
Title:
[Panorama of an unidentified location, possibly Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts.] Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Stretton,' '153C' and '155C' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of three joined prints, in poor condition, with several tears and missing portions. View from an elevated position, looking along a river, with bungalows dotted ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 671(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 671(36)
Title:
[Panorama of an unidentified location, possibly Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts.] Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '149C' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, almost certainly taken at the same location as print 35, and probably also print 32. View looking along a river, with bungalows dotted around the surrounding landscape. The ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item