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1. Photo 452

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452
Title:
V. E. Davies Collection: Photographs of Bihar and Orissa. Photographer: Vincent Ellis Davies.
Scope & Content:
Collection of loose nitrate negatives (no prints), captioned on the original glassine wrappers (now discarded). The photographs show scenes in Bihar and Orissa taken by Vincent Ellis Davies ICS, Magistrate and Collector, in the course of his professional duties between 1929 and 1935. The collect...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1929-1935
Extent:
119 items

2. Photo 452(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(1)
Title:
View towards Secretariat, new capital, Patna, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1932
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 452(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(2)
Title:
At the races, Ranchi, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Subjects = horse racing; sports
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1929
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 452(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(3)
Title:
Asoka Pillar, Basarh (Vaisali), Muzzaffarpur, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = edict pillars; lats Location = Basarh; Bihar; India; Vaishali
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1929
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 452(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(4)
Title:
S.D.O.'s bungalow, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur District, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; civil servants; district officers; European architecture in India; furniture and furnishings; private houses; punkahs Location = Bihar; Hajipur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1929
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 452(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(5)
Title:
S.D.O.'s bungalow, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur District, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along verandah. Poor quality negative only, no print. Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; civil servants; district officers; European architecture in India; private houses Location = Bihar; Hajipur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1929
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 452(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(6)
Title:
S.D.O. Hajipur moving house, Muzaffarpur District. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Bullock cart being loaded up. Negative only, no print. Subjects = bullock carts; civil servants; district officers; road transport; transport Location = Bihar; Hajipur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1929
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 452(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(7)
Title:
S.D.O.'s bungalow, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur District, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of bungalow from garden. Negative only, no print. Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; civil servants; district officers; European architecture in India; private houses Location = Bihar; India; Sitamarhi
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1932
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 452(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(8)
Title:
Members of the Bihar Light Horse, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Two unidentified officers. Negative only, no print. Subjects = auxiliary forces; Bihar Light Horse; Indian Army; military (general); volunteers Location = Bihar; India; Muzaffarpur
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 452(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 452(9)
Title:
Old godowns (built for HEIC's stud) at Pusa, Muzaffarpur District, Bihar. Photographer: Davies, Vincent Ellis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the two brick godowns, single storey buildings with a series of projecting buttresses. Negative only, no print. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; godowns Location = Bihar; India; Pusa
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 item