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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 101 Level [40] File

21. Photo 101(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(21)
Title:
The Cenotaph [at Akbar's tomb, Sikandra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph showing the cenotaph in the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Sikandra from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in mid-1850s. Akbar (r.1556-1605) was an energetic and innovative ruler who succeeded in being a significant un...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 101(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(22)
Title:
The Garden [at Akbar's tomb, Sikandra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph showing the garden at the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Sikandra from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. Akbar (r.1556-1605) was an energetic and innovative ruler who succeeded in being a significant ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 101(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(23)
Title:
[Distant view of] The Gateway [or Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Buland Darwaza, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Buland Darwaza is set into the south wall of the Jami Masjid, or Dargah Mosque at Fatehpur Sikri. This city was built by Akbar (r.1556-1605), th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 101(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(24)
Title:
Tomb of Sheikh Selim [Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Shaikh Salim Chisti’s tomb in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic iews in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in 1855. This white marble tomb is situated in the courtyard of the Jami Masjid, the principal congregational mosque, within the palace-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 101(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(25)
Title:
Auringzebe's Mosque [Jami Masjid, Mathura]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Jami Masjid at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, taken by John Murray in the mid 1850s, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity'. Mathura, or Muttra, lies on the Yamuna river north of Agra and is considered to be one of the holiest Hindu cities. It beca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 101(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(26)
Title:
A street at Muttra [with the Jami Masjid in the background]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Murray's carriage is in the street.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 101(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(27)
Title:
A Ghaut at Bindrabund. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a ghat at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, from the Murray Collection, taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity'. Vrindavan is a pilgrimage town on the bank of the Yamuna river. This is a view of one of the bathing g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 101(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(28)
Title:
The Great Temple [at Vrindavan (Brindaban)]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Govindadeva temple at Vrindavan, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. Vrindavan is a pilgrimage town on the bank of the Yamuna river. The temple was built in 1590, only the mandapa, or large porch rema...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 101(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(29)
Title:
View from the Lake [Naini Tal]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the lake in Naini Tal from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in 1855. The Kumaon Hills had come under British rule after the Nepal War (1814-16) but the hill station town of Naini Tal was only founded in 1841. It became a san...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 101(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(30)
Title:
Bareilly Road [Naini Tal]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a view of the road leading from Naini Tal to Bareilly from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. Bareilly was a former Mughal Capital ceded to the British in 1801. The Kumaon Hills had come under British rule af...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item