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1531. EAP1104/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/1
Title:
Private Collection of Motilal Family, Bowbazar
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: The Motilal family of Bowbazar was founded by Biswanath Motilal, a renowned salt merchant of Kolkata. He was born in 1779 and rose to prominence working his way up from an ordinary position. He had entered the salt trade in partnership with Rammohan Mallick of Barabazar. But B...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century-20th century
Extent:
34 TIFF images

1532. EAP1104/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/1/4
Title:
Photograph of the family Deity Godess Jagatdhatri
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the family Deity Godess Jagatdhatri. Extent: 2 Photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: The original size of the black and whight photographs are- (1)7.5x8cm. (2) 7x8.7cm. Condition of original material: Brittle and Damaged. Arrangement: Arranged choronologically b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
3 TIFF images

1533. EAP1104/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/7
Title:
Private Collection of Upendrakishor Ray (Chowdhury)'s Family, Kolkata
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: The history of the Rays goes back to the mid 16th century when Ramsundar Deb decided to settle in Yasodal (in Bangladesh) as the son-in-law of a local ruler. His subsequent generations acquired the honorific title of Majumdar, which later changed to Ray which too was bestowed ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
246 TIFF images

1534. EAP1104/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/11
Title:
Private Collection of Royal family of Cussimbazar (Roy)
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Around 1700 AD Ajodhya Ram Roy of Pirojpur village near Bhagabangola and the river Padma (who traced his descent from Patrasayer of Burdwan District) came with his family to settle down in Cossimbazar, a renowned port city of Bengal closed to Murshidabad, the capital of the Na...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century-1st half of the 20th century
Extent:
2818 TIFF images

1535. EAP1104/11/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/11/31
Title:
Photo Album (1)
Scope & Content:
A photo album of the Cossimbazar Rajbari. Extent: 1 Photo Album. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of 28x37 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged, Fragile , Worm-eaten. Arrangement: Arranged by the custodian.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
174 TIFF images

1536. EAP1104/11/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/11/32
Title:
Photo Album (2)
Scope & Content:
A photo album of the Cossimbazar Rajbari. Extent: 1 Photo Album. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of 40x28 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged, Fragile , Worm-eaten. Arrangement: Arranged by the custodian.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
2nd half of the 19th century
Extent:
46 TIFF images

1537. EAP1117/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1117/1
Title:
Hamilton Studios
Scope & Content:
Archive of photographs from between 1928 and 1947. Negatives, prints and paperwork held in single envelopes using sequenced numbers, but sometimes with the same number and A, B, C added. Custodial history: Ownership Sir Victor Sassoon 1928-1957; Ranjit Madhavji 1957-; Owned by Hamilton Studios ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Not applicable
Date Range:
1928-1967
Extent:
21353 Tif images

1538. EAP1117/1/123

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1117/1/123
Title:
Mr. Mohanlal Chasnilal
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Mr. Mohanlal Chasnilal in traditional indian clothes, with pagdi, dhoti and coat. Extent: Contains 2 film negs, 16 prints, 1 invoice. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file system. Original ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
19 Tif images

1539. EAP1117/1/133

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1117/1/133
Title:
Mrs. Allen
Scope & Content:
Portraits of an English lady in indian traditional dress. Extent: Contains 4 film negs, 11 prints, 1 invoice. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file system. Original institution reference: 131.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
16 Tif images

1540. EAP1130/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1130/1
Title:
The Kováts Photographic Museum and Studio
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: All the photographic materials belong to the Kovats Photographic Museum and Studio. The vast majority of the photos represent the work of several generations of photographers from the Kovats family. A small part of the photographic archive consists of images created by collabo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Hungarian, Not applicable, and Romanian
Date Range:
1865-1925
Extent:
5159 TIFF images

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