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1. Photo 1170

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170
Title:
Postcards and snapshots of India. Photographer(s): Johnston and Hoffmann and others
Scope & Content:
Collection compiled by William Cornelius Emery (1895-1964), North Staffordshire Regiment (uncle of the donor's late husband), during service in India, and comprising: Photo 1170/1. 88 black-and-white and coloured postcards of India and Pakistan. Locations and subjects include Caclutta, Karachi,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1910-1920
Extent:

179 items

2. Photo 1170/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1
Title:
Postcards of India. Photographer(s): Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
88 black-and-white and coloured postcards of India and Pakistan. Locations and subjects include Caclutta, Karachi, Lahore, Solan, the Kalka-Simla Railway, Belgaum and Delhi.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
88 items

3. Photo 1170/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(1)
Title:
Riverside shipping, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view of steamships moored in the Hugli at Calcutta, with local boats and barges in the foreground. The nearer steamer is the 'Purnea.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1170/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(2)
Title:
On the river bank, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view of a ghat on the River Hugli at Calcutta, with local boats.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1170/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(3)
Title:
Outram Ghat (1911), Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view of Outram Ghat, a modern structure on the Hugli riverside.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1170/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(4)
Title:
Telegraph Office, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Postcard view.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1170/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(5)
Title:
Writer's Buildings, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Postcard view, looking along the south façade of the Writers' Buildings (by this time the Bengal Secretariat).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1170/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(6)
Title:
Site of the Black Hole, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view, showing the site of the Black Hole, near the Calcutta Post Office, the marble pavement placed by Lord Curzon in 1901 surrounded by iron railings.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1170/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(7)
Title:
Outram Statue, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view of the equestrian statue of Sir James Outram on the Calcutta Maidan.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1170/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(8)
Title:
Race Course, Viceroy's Cup Day, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view of the grandstand of the Calcutta Racecourse during the meeting.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item