Portraits and other photographers of members of the Buckingham and Collins families and their life in India particularly Assam where Sir James Buckingham (1843-1912) worked as a tea planter.
Portrait of Sir James Buckingham, Calcutta. Photographer: Vandyk, Carl
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Genre: Portrait Photography Duplicate of print 1, but with some yellowing. [Gelatin silver print, on photographer's mount, 102x145mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection
Portrait of Sir James Buckingham, Calcutta or Darjeeling. Photographer: Harrington and Company
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait, in half-profile facing to the left. Photographed either in Calcutta or Darjeeling. Annotated in pencil on mount, 'This is really the best likeness - Exactly as he was up to the end.' [?Matt collodion printing-out paper, on photographer's...