Royal souvenirs - mainly letters to Lord and Lady Morton [parents of Burne's second wife] from members of the royal family; with newspaper cuttings relating to Burne's visits to Queen Victoria, including one to report on the assassination of Lord Mayo.
Photographs illustrating Thugee method of attacking victims. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Six loose albumen prints laid down on card mounts measuring 190 x 304 mm, each with the wetstamp of the Government School of Industry, Jubbulpore and signed B. Rogers, Captn., Superintendent. The collection comprises two copies of each of three posed reconstructions of the characteristic method ...