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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 756 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 756

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756
Title:
Six Indian views and character studies.
Scope & Content:
Loose unmounted uncaptioned prints. One print has the name 'Sir William Beardsell' on the verso and another has the initials 'W.A.B.'. Photographs include a bangle seller, portraits of two women, a rural scene and two topographical views. Sir William Arthur Beardsell (1865-1940) was a merchant i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
6 items

2. Photo 756(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756(1)
Title:
[Study of a bangle seller with a customer.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Sepia toned print. Subjects = bangle sellers; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 756(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756(2)
Title:
[View of hills and clouds with two figures (one holding a baby) in the foreground.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography The Indian location is unknown. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 756(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756(3)
Title:
[Rural scene. View of cattle crossing a small roadbridge.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography The Indian location is unknown. Subjects = rural life
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 756(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756(4)
Title:
[Portrait of an Indian girl carrying a brass pot.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Print is titled: "and a village maiden she". Subjects = domestic life (Indian); ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 756(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756(5)
Title:
[View looking through trees to a valley below.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Indian location unknown. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 756(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 756(6)
Title:
[Portrait of a young Indian woman standing under a tree.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography An attempt by the photographer to create a stereotyped image of India, with a smiling girl collecting water from a stream in a rural idyll. Subjects = pictorialism
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

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