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1. Mss Eur D694

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694
Title:
John Beames papers.
Scope & Content:
`Story of my life': manuscript memoir by John Beames (1837-1902), Bengal Civil Service 1858-93, of his family, early life, and career up to 1879 in Punjab, Bengal, Orissa and Chittagong, including some photographs, pencil sketches, and water colours. Published as `Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian' (L...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858-1879
Extent:
1 volume

2. Mss Eur D694(404)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(404)
Title:
Canal Workshops, Jobra, Cuttack, 1874. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of workshops. [Albumen print, 199x169mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection; canals; workshops
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1874
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur D694(402)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(402)
Title:
G.H. Faulkner C.E. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of George Faulkner, manager of the canal workshops at Jobra (Cuttack), seated in front of an easel. A very faded print. [Albumen print, 128x108mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur D694(520)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(520)
Title:
The Lion Gate (Singha Dwara), Jagannath Temple, Puri. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the gateway of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, with stone lamp column in foreground. [Albumen print, 197x159mm]. Subjects = architectural elements; gateways; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); lamp columns; temples
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur D694(156a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(156a)
Title:
J. Beames, Calcutta, 1858. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait of John Beames (1837-1902) at the start of his civil service career. [Albumen print, 65x104mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur D694(306)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(306)
Title:
Our house at Purneah where my sons Frederick and Rupert were born, 1863-65. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of a hip-roofed bungalow. [Albumen print, 71x50mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection; British colonial architecture; bungalows; European architecture in India; private houses Location = Bihar; India; Purnea
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1865
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur D694(156b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(156b)
Title:
F.E. Elliot, same place and date [Calcutta, 1858]. (Fancy dress). Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait of Frederick Eden Elliot, Indian Civil Service, wearing a hat and draped in a striped blanket. A faded print. [Albumen print, 66x104mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur D694(462)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D694(462)
Title:
Hookeytola - False Point, 1873. (Govt. Steamer 'Pioneer' in foreground). Photo. from a sketch by Mrs Walker. Photographer: Stretton, William George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Photographic copy of a sketch looking along the shore at False Point on the north side of the Mahanadi estuary. [Albumen print, signed 'Stretton 94' in the negative, 206x101mm]. Subjects = Beames Collection; prints and drawings; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1873
Extent:
1 item