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Photo 1304
- Record Id:
- 032-003126588
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003126588
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026185577.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1304
- Title:
- Walter Charles King Collection: photograph albums relating to his military service in India.
- Scope & Content:
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Three albums of snapshots relating to the military service of Walter Charles King (1926-2008) in India, comprising:
Photo 1304/1. Wallet type album measuring 115mm x 170mm, containing 73 snapshots, mostly measuring 65mm x 72mm, and the majority showing views of Calcutta, including street scenes and architecture. A number of views of dead bodies lying in the street (in Bombay?) presumably record the aftermath of riots around the time of Partition.
Photo 1304/2. Collection of 107 snapshots in a modern album arrangement entitled Partition, relating to the military career of Walter Charles King, 1944-47. The collection includes group portraits taken at Bradbury Barracks, Hereford in 1944, views taken in India 1946-47, and the journey back to England in late 1947.
Photo 1304/3. Photograph album measuring 215mm x 290mm, containing 171 snapshots relating to Walter Charles King's military service in India, 1947.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003126588
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Photo 1304/1 : Walter Charles King Collection: photograph album of India.
Photo 1304/2 : Walter Charles King Collection: file of photographs entitled Partition.
Photo 1304/3 : Walter Charles King Collection: photograph album of India.
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Photo 1304 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003126588
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1304
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Three photograph albums containing a total of 351 prints
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1944
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1944-1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Mrs Alison Foster, 6 January 2012
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- King, Walter Charles, British Army, 1926-2008