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Photo 911

Record Id:

032-003125439

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003125439

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026100107.0x001069

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 911

Title:

Miscellaneous collection of portraits and architectural views in India, China and the Middle East.

Scope & Content:

Collection of loose prints formerly in the collection of the British Museum, including miscellaneous portraits, views of a Chinese mosque at Hangchow, views of Hyderabad (Deccan) and stone inscriptions.

Process = Albumen and gelatine silver prints

Photographers = F.G. Donatossian, Baghdad; V. Venkatachalam & Son, Bangalore; John & Co, Ceylon and others unknown.;

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003125439

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Hierarchy:

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Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

24 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Start Date:

1900

End Date:

1929

Date Range:

1900s-1920s

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 85 mm x 124 mm to 334 mm x 470 mm

Source of Acquisition:

Transferred from Oriental Collections by Peter Stocks (OIOC), March 1994.

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known