Glass negatives of Hunt's family, children, relations, mostly taken in Britain and India
Scope & Content:
A miscellaneous collection of 48 original glass negatives and lantern slides relating to the family life of Dr Edmund Henderson Hunt in Great Britain. None of the material appears to be of direct Indian significance. The collection can be broken down into the following categories: (i). 33 stere...
Glass negatives and lantern slides relating to the sacred books, saint's tomb and self mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, a Muslim sect in Hyderabad; with slides of similar practices by other groups.
Scope & Content:
Collection of original glass negatives and lantern slides, as follows: 1. 26 whole plate glass negatives relating to the self-mutilation activities of the Islamic sect of Rafai Fakirs in Hyderabad City. Prints for almost all of these can be found in Mss Eur F222/16, Mss Eur F222/17 and Mss E...
Glass negatives and lantern slides of miscellaneous Indian scenes including a man enacting the tiger legend at Moharram, and the tunnel entrance to a Hindu temple at Bedar, Hyderabad. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
Scope & Content:
Collection of 26 glass negatives and lantern slides, as follows: 1. Twelve monochrome lantern slides (unmounted) of Indian scenes: bazaars, Muhurram Festival, etc. 2. Eight ¼-plate glass negatives relating to the Rafai Fakirs, an Islamic sect in Hyderabad State. The views show the tomb at Hyd...