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1. Photo 683

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 683
Title:
Captain Vere Wallace Harris Collection: Snapshots of the Quetta Earthquake and other subjects.
Scope & Content:
Loose prints, some with brief captions on the reverse. Harris (b.1909) served in the 19th Hyderabad Regiment from 1930. The collection can be broadly divided as follows: Prints 1-14 Miscellaneous views, the majority uncaptioned, one at least taken in Sri Lanka. Prints 15-26 Buildings de...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1935
Extent:
2 items

2. Photo 683(1-14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 683(1-14)
Title:
Miscellaneous snapshots in India and Sri Lanka. Photographer: Harris, Vere Wallace
Scope & Content:
Scenes include a bazaar in Kandy, an Indian ascetic beside the road, unidentified dignitaries in a Rolls-Royce, group seated at a table for lunch or tea in the open, probably in the North-West Frontier Province and other unidentified snapshots. Subjects = ascetics; cars; official events; road t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 683(15-26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 683(15-26)
Title:
The Quetta Earthquake. Photographer: Harris, Vere Wallace
Scope & Content:
Good quality snapshots of buildings destroyed in the earthquake.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 item

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