Hunting: The Terai region, with its alluvial soil, glasslands, river valleys and mixed decidous forests was once home to over 20 species of big game mammals like tiger, leopard, elephant, rhino, bear, bison and wild buffalo. It was known to be one of the best hunting grounds for Shikar or big ga...
Copy of negative. Hunting of wildlife was the favourite sport of the Rana rulers lasting 3 to 6 months with more than 200 helpers involved in the plains of Terai forest. Seen in the picture are Prime Minister Juddha Shumsher with Bahadur Shumsher and Mohan Shumsher along with the skins of 300 an...
The collection preserved at Grishashvili Library Museum
Scope & Content:
The collection contains the following: private archive of Ioseb Grishashvili, rare and unique bibliographic editions, urban folklore, playbills, handwritten books, newspapers etc. The collections are displayed in showrooms and stored in repositories. The Georgian writer and scientist – Ioseb Gr...
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
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 ...
Portraits of The Prince of Loharu. Extent: Contains 10film negs and 10 prints. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file system. Original institution reference: 274A.
Contains 15 film negsof Nirmala Raje & Princes Kamaladevi Raje, Moti Baug, Baroda. Extent: Contains 1 5 film negs of Princess Kamaladen Raje & Nirmala Raje. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file...
Contains 19 film negs and 23 prints of Prince Khanderao of Baroda & Family in Darbar and English dresses. Extent: 19 film negs, 23 prints. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file system. Original ins...
Portraits of Master Sykes And Prince. Extent: Contains 1 film neg and 1 photo. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file system. Original institution reference: 432.
Portraits of Princess Selma. Extent: Contains 10 film negs, 10 prints and 3 invoices. Custodial history: Owned by Hamilton Studios Pvt. Ltd. Arrangement: Held in a single Hamilton envelope within chronological file system. Original institution reference: 445B.