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Photo 856

Record Id:

032-003122710

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003122710

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026100107.0x0005c0

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 856

Title:

Photograph album of Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, Baron Carmichael of Stirling.

Scope & Content:

Cloth-covered photograph album, stamped 'Album' on front cover, measuring 310x253mm, containing loosely mounted prints, with captions handwritten on paper labels. Prints 133-172 are inserted loose at the end of the album. The majority of the prints are of indifferent amateur quality, and many are also in poor condition. Gibson-Carmichael was Governor of Victoria 1908-11, Governor of Madras 1911 and Governor of Bengal from 1912-17. Most of the prints were taken during these appointments, with additional views of Malta, Naples, Port Said, etc.

Process = (?) Collodio-chloride prints

Photographers = Unknown (presumably a member of the Carmichael family). Print 172 by Thomas Paar., ;

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003122710

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Contains:

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Hierarchy:

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Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

20 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Start Date:

1907

End Date:

1909

Date Range:

c 1908-1917

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 102 mm x 65 mm to 224 mm x 287 mm

Source of Acquisition:

Presented by Mr John Fraser, 1991.

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known