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Photo 756
- Record Id:
- 032-003104656
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003104656
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026024896.0x0004ec
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 756
- Title:
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Six Indian views and character studies.
- Scope & Content:
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Loose unmounted uncaptioned prints. One print has the name 'Sir William Beardsell' on the verso and another has the initials 'W.A.B.'. Photographs include a bangle seller, portraits of two women, a rural scene and two topographical views. Sir William Arthur Beardsell (1865-1940) was a merchant in Madras from 1887 and held the office of Sheriff in 1918-19. His entry in Who was who lists one of his recreations as photography.
Process = Sepia toned gelatine silver prints
Photographers = Sir William Arthur Beardsell., ;
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003104656", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Photo 756: Six Indian views and character studies." },{ "id" : "040-003104657", "parent" : "032-003104656", "text" : "Photo 756(1): [Study of a bangle seller with a customer.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003104658", "parent" : "032-003104656", "text" : "Photo 756(2): [View of hills and clouds with two figures (one holding a baby) in the foreground.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003104659", "parent" : "032-003104656", "text" : "Photo 756(3): [Rural scene. View of cattle crossing a small roadbridge.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003104660", "parent" : "032-003104656", "text" : "Photo 756(4): [Portrait of an Indian girl carrying a brass pot.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003104661", "parent" : "032-003104656", "text" : "Photo 756(5): [View looking through trees to a valley below.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003104662", "parent" : "032-003104656", "text" : "Photo 756(6): [Portrait of a young Indian woman standing under a tree.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003104656
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Photo 756(1) : [Study of a bangle seller with a customer.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Photo 756(2) : [View of hills and clouds with two figures (one holding a baby) in the foreground.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Photo 756(3) : [Rural scene. View of cattle crossing a small roadbridge.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Photo 756(4) : [Portrait of an Indian girl carrying a brass pot.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Photo 756(5) : [View looking through trees to a valley below.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Photo 756(6) : [Portrait of a young Indian woman standing under a tree.] Photographer: Beardsell, William Arthur
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Photo 756 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003104656
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 756
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 6 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1920
- End Date:
- 1929
- Date Range:
- 1920s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 201 mm x 154 mm to 290 mm x 229 mm
- Source of Acquisition:
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Donated by Mrs M. Smith, 1985.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known