Richard Douglas Perceval Collection: Album of views of railway building in Balochistan and scenes at Quetta. Photographer(s): Bremner, Frederick
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Brown and maroon half-leather bound album measuring 328x395mm, somewhat scuffed and with cloth partly detached, but generally sound. Prints are mounted one to a page, the majority captioned in pencil beneath the image. The contents of the album can be broken down as follows: Prints 1-33 Railway...
[View of Karachi, looking north-east from the tower of Trinity Church.] Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the cantonment towards, in the distance, the white single storey hospital building with the Roman Catholic Church and convent beyond. Duplicate at Photo 481/2 (48). Subjects = Location = Karachi; Pakistan; Sindh
Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur. Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints of the Lansdowne Bridge across the Indus, with the island fortress of Bukkur in the background. The photographs show the cantilever bridge dressed with flags and may well have been taken at the opening of the bridge in Ma...
Frere Hall, Karachi. Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the buildings, erected in 1865 and containg a ballroom, meeting room and the Karachi General Library. Duplicate at Photo 481/2 (49). Subjects = British colonial architecture; libraries; public halls Location = Karachi; Pakistan; Sindh
Chuppur [Louise Margaret] Bridge, 300 ft above bed of nullah. Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography A closer view, in better condition, of the Louise Margaret Bridge across the Chappar Ridge. Duplicate at Photo 481/2 (47). Subjects = bridges; railways; transport Location = Balochistan; Chappar Rift; Pakistan
Incline No. 1, Khojak. Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography Showing a railway trolley descending the sharp incline. The temporary rope worked line was built to give access to the shafts during construction of the Khojak Tunnel, 1888-91. Subjects = railway building; railways; transport Location = Balochistan; Khojak Pass;...
Residency, Quetta. Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the single-storey brick building from the garden. Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; residencies Location = Balochistan; Pakistan; Quetta