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1. 1764.a.3(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
1764.a.3(1)
Title:
The Outram Statue, August, 1876. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, '87/12 Stretton.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Mounted as frontispiece. Close view of the equestrian statue of Sir James Outram (1803-1863), erected in Calcutta at the junction of Park Street and Chowringhee Road.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1876
Extent:
1 item

2. 1764.a.3(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
1764.a.3(3)
Title:
Ceremony of unveiling the [Outram] Statue on the 23rd May, 1874. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Facing p. 34. View from an upper storey of the Bengal United Services Club on Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, looking down onto the crowd of spectators and the guard of honour gathered round the unveiled equestrian statue of Sir James Outram (1803-1863). The Viceroy's Bodyg...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
23 May 1874
Extent:
1 item

3. 1764.a.3(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
1764.a.3(4)
Title:
General view of the [Outram] Statue, August 1876. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, '911/11 Stretton.' Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Facing p. 38. General view looking southwards along Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, towards the Outram Statue in the middle distance at the junction with Park Street, with a tank beyond and the Maidan on...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1876
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur D694(462)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(462)
Title:
Hookeytola - False Point, 1873. (Govt. Steamer 'Pioneer' in foreground). Photo. from a sketch by Mrs Walker. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Photographic copy of a sketch looking along the shore at False Point on the north side of the Mahanadi estuary. [Albumen print, signed 'Stretton 94' in the negative, 206x101mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection; prints and drawings; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1873
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 355/1(139)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(139)
Title:
Group at Cossipore [Calcutta]. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography European group with servants standing behind. Subjects = domestic life (European); dress (European); Dunlop Smith Collection; occupations; servants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 355/1(140)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(140)
Title:
Group at Cossipore [Calcutta]. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three European men and a woman being waited on by two servants carrying tea and fruit. Posed in front of the house seen in print 139. Subjects = domestic life (European); dress (European); Dunlop Smith Collection; occupations; servants; social life; tea parties
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 475

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 475
Title:
Scadden Collection: Prince of Wales' Tour of India 1875-76. Photographer(s): Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Former album broken up into loose mounted prints, apparently compiled by T.W. Scadden. A printed titled page (by De La Rue and Co, London) with an elaborate hand-painted design reads: 'Photographic Album'. The album has in the past suffered extensive damage from damp and many of the prints are i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1870s
Extent:
73 items

8. Photo 475(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 475(1)
Title:
H.M.S. 'Serapis'. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events General view of the ship in harbour. Subjects = Indian Navy; named vessels; royal tours; Scadden Collection; Serapis (troopship); steamers; transport; troopships; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1875-1876
Extent:
1 item

9. 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

10. 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

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