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1. Photo 335

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Photographs relating to the life and career of Herbert Henry Spalding, Indian Railways. Photographer(s): Spalding, Herbert Henry
Scope & Content:
Collection of 17 albums (Photo 335/1-17) documenting the life and career of Herbert Henry Spalding. Spalding joined the Indian Railways Department in 1897 and in 1920 was serving as a deputy locomotive and carriage superintendent.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s-1920
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 335/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/18
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Miscellaneous loose prints
Scope & Content:
Collection of 35 loose photographs of a miscellaneous nature. The material includes views and interiors of a bungalow at Bhatunda; the engine shed at Cuddalore Old Town; architectural studies at Fatehpur Sikri and Delhi; camels loaded with cotton; a number of family groups; and silver wedding pr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s-1900s
Extent:

35 prints

3. Photo 335/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/11
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of Indian and English views. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Green cloth-bound album, stamped 'Photographs' in gold on front cover, measuring 205x275mm, and containing prints inserted in window mounts with pencilled captions beneath. Some pages are blank. The photographs are of variable amateur standard and cover the following subjects: Prints 1-16 V...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 335/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/13
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of views of Simla Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Brown cloth-bound photograph album measuring 182x220mm, with prints inserted in window mounts. The majority are captioned, and the front fixed endpaper is inscribed in pencil, 'Views of Simla, by Bertie'. Most of the photographs consist of general views of the hill station, although there are al...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 335/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/15
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of views of Simla, Lahore and Karachi. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Decorative cloth album measuring 233x156mm, containing prints inserted two to a page in window mounts. The majority have brief pencilled captions. The prints are of good amateur quality and include topographical, architectural and family photographs at Simla, Lahore and Karachi.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
29 items

6. Photo 335/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/16
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of views of Quetta and the North-West Frontier Province. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Brown half-leather bound album (spine weak) measuring 258x330mm, containing uncaptioned amateur snapshots mounted four to a page on the recto. The majority of the views show either railway scenes in the vicinity of the Chappar Rift (including views of the viaduct and of the entrance to the Khoja...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 335/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/3
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of Indian views. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Brown half-leather bound album measuring 225x292mm, with prints mounted one to a page with neatly-pencilled captions beneath. The photographs, although unsigned, appear to be professional work and the majority show architectural and topographical scenes, with no personal material. The album cont...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
92 items

8. Photo 335/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/12
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of English views. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Black half-leather bound photograph album (spine piece detached) containing prints inserted two to a page in window mounts, the majority captioned. The album is of no Indian interest and comprises family snapshots taken in England and views in Gibraltar (prints 47-64).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 335/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/9
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Album of snapshot views of India and the British Isles. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Green cloth-covered album, 242x300mm, containing mounted snapshots with handwritten captions. The album cover has the word 'Photographs' stamped in gold on the front. The photographs consist of topographical, architectural and social life views in locations throughout England and Scotland and so...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 335/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 335/17
Title:
Herbert Henry Spalding Collection: Views in Southern India Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Prints mounted on loose sheets of card measuring 295x365mm and evidently once part of an album. The collection comprises a number of smaller topographical and social scenes, but the most interesting part is a series of six views showing the wreck of the Gingee Railway Bridge near Pondicherry aft...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
22 items