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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 670 Level [40] File

1. Photo 670(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(1)
Title:
His Highness Maharaja Lt-Gen Sir Jiwaji Rao Scindia, GCIE, GCSI, Alijah Bahadur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait. Subjects = Indian rulers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1936
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 670(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(2)
Title:
Jaivilas Palace, [Lashkar].. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The Jaivilas Palace, the residence of Maharaja Scindia was built in 1872-74 in the reign of Maharaja Jayaji Rao. It was designed by Sir Michael Filose and constructed under his supervision. The first storey is of the Tuscan, the s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 670(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(3)
Title:
Manmandir or Raja Mansingh's Palace, Gwalior Fort. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The subject of this picture is the eastern facade of the famous palace of Raja Mansingh (1486-1516) which Fergusson described as "the most remarkable and interesting example of a Hindu palace of an early age in India". The vast ea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 670(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(4)
Title:
Teli Ka Mandir or oilman's temple, Gwalior Fort. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The temple known as Telika Mandir is the loftiest of all the existing buildings on the Gwalior Fort, being over 100 feet in height. It is a 9th century Vishnu temple peculiar in plan and design. The form of its Sikhara or spire is...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 670(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(5)
Title:
Gujari Mahal, Gwalior Fort. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The accompanying picture presents an exterior view of the Gujari Mahal palace built by Raja Mansingh (15th century) for his favourite Queen Mriganayana who was a Gujari by caste. The Mahal is a two storeyed building of cut stone w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 670(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(6)
Title:
Jamah Masjid at Gwalior. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Close to the Alamgiri Gate, outside the Gwalior Fort, is the Jamah Masjid, a fair specimen of a late Mughal mosque. The main building was constructed in the time of Jahangir, a new end being added in 1665. It is illustrated in the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 670(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(7)
Title:
Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus at Gwalior. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This picture represents the tomb of Muhammad Ghaus, a well-known Muhammadan saint and a contemporary of Babar, Humayun and Akbar. The tomb stands about a quarter of a mile to the east of Gwalior Fort and is an interesting example ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 670(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(8)
Title:
King George Park, [Lashkar]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view from the fort? Letterpress description reads: 'The accompanying photograph presents a bird's eye view of King George Park, a well laid out garden in a portion of the Phool-bag grounds, set apart for the use of the public and opened by His Majesty the Ki...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 670(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(9)
Title:
Jayaji Chowk, [Lashkar]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The Jayaji Chowk is the biggest square in the heart of Lashkar city, taking its name from a bronze statue of Maharaja Jayaji Rao the grand-father of the present Maharaja, which stands in the centre on a high pedestal protected under a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 670(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(10)
Title:
Cenotaphs of the Scindias. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Gwalior is indeed a sculptors' paradise with its noble monuments in sandstone and marble. This is very well seen in the chhatri or cenotaphs of the ancestors of the Ruling family, whose marble effigies are so life-like that dresse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item