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131. Photo 527/1(128)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(128)
Title:
Assistants of the 2nd Division [Photographic Department, Survey of India, Calcutta]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Formal group portrait, no identifications. Subjects = photographers; Survey of India Photographic Department
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

132. Photo 527/1(129)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(129)
Title:
Photo Engraving Section. A corner of the machine room. Francis at the router [Photographic Department, Survey of India, Calcutta]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Subjects = photographers; Survey of India Photographic Department
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

133. Photo 527/1(130)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(130)
Title:
Photo Engraving Section [Photographic Department, Survey of India, Calcutta]. Machine room, where routing, levelling, trimming & mounting blocks are done. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Showing men at work. Subjects = photographers; Survey of India Photographic Department
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

134. Photo 527/1(131)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(131)
Title:
Litho Printing Department [Survey of India, Calcutta]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view looking along the room, showing printing presses. Subjects = printing; printing presses; Survey of India Photographic Department
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

135. Photo 527/1(132)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(132)
Title:
[Copy camera in the Photographic Department, Survey of India, Calcutta.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Showing two Indian assistants standing beside the massive camera. Pencilled note by Murphy dated 25 May 1911 on the reverse of the print reads: 'This is a photo of our new 36"x36" camera for half tone and line, the stand is of iron & was made at the M.I.D. Works like a charm. The plan board ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

136. Photo 527/1(133)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(133)
Title:
[Survey of India officers with camera for photographing Halley's Comet, Calcutta.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group of three men posed beside the equatorial camera. Pencilled note dated 25 May 1911 in Murphy's hand reads: 'This was taken last year after we photographed Halley's Comet. We were on the job for 2 months, and only managed to get one good negative. The camera is o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 item

137. Photo 527/1(134)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(134)
Title:
The Survey of India Eclipse Party. Dumraon, January 1898. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Group gathered round equatorial camera to observe and photograph the total eclipse of the sun of 22 January 1898. Photo-etching from the General report on the operations of the Survey of India...1896-97. Subjects = cameras; eclipses; photographers; photographic equipm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1898
Extent:
1 item

138. Photo 527/1(135)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(135)
Title:
Photographic and Lithographic Office, Survey of India Department, Calcutta. South-East corner of quadrangle with principal glass house. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of new premises. This is a photo-etching similar to that reproduced on p.lxx of the General report on the operations of the Survey of India...1888-89. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; government buildings; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item

139. Photo 527/1(136)

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Photo 527/1(136)
Title:
Photographic and Lithographic Office, Survey of India Department, Calcutta. Front view. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of main façade of the building, erected in 1889. Photo-etching, probably a proof for possible inclusion in the General report on the operations of the Survey of India...1888-89, but not published. A similar view is used as a whole page frontispiece ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item

140. Photo 527/1(137)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(137)
Title:
The Mathematical Instrument Office, Calcutta. Survey of India Department. (Built in 1888). Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; government buildings; Survey of India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1888
Extent:
1 item