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Photo 1332
- Record Id:
- 032-003310631
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003310631
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100030299732.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1332
- Title:
- Alfred Ezra's diary of a shooting expedition from Calcutta to England overland via the Pamirs and Turkestan in 1902. Calcutta: Printed at the Mercantile Printing Works, 1/1, Pollock Street. 1911
- Scope & Content:
-
Typescript journal covering the period 14 May to 30 November 1902, with photographic illustrations pasted in, documenting a hunting trip in Central Asia made by Aaron (Alfred 'Chips') Elias David Ezra (1872-1955). A note at the end of the volume refers to corrections made to the printed edition, although a published version has not been traced. This typescript copy with photographs was produced in December 1954.
The photographic illustrations are as follows:
1. 'Chips' - Alfred Ezra.
2. The Maharaja's Palace, Srinagar.
3. The Resident's Boat, Srinagar [with Shah Hamadan Masjid in background].
4. My followers going over the Tragbal Pass.
5. View from the top of the Tragbal Pass.
6. Clouds from the top of the Tragbal Pass.
7. An ice bridge.
8. Coolies who carried my things over the Burzil Pass.
9. My baggage going over the Burzil Pass.
10. A rest house on the top of the Burzil Pass.
11. Watching for markhor.
12. Bridge on the way to Hunza.
13. Polo at Hunza.
14. An awkward bit of going, Karigat [rafiq path along cliffside].
15. Nasty going after after leaving Hunza [rafiq path along cliffside].
16. Hunza men who helped me.
17. Crossing the Hunza River.
18. Josh on a yak.
19. Goats.
20. On top of the Killik Pass.
21. My Tajik followers.
22. A right and left (Ovis poli).
23. Jimmy, my chow, and Turk.
24. A Kirghiz encampment.
25. Crossing the Gez River.
26. Kashgar [view overlooking the bazaar].
27. The god of war in a Chinese temple, Kashgar.
28. The Chinese interpreter to the British Agent, Kashgar [seated on pony in front of Chini Bagh, the British Consulate building at Kashgar].
29. The Taotai of Aksu.
30. Coming over the Muzart Glacier.
31. Ponies in Ili, Eastern Turkestan.
32. Ponies grazing on the mountainside, Ili.
33. My Kalmak and Chinese escorts at Ili.
34. A halt for lunch. Chips relaxing.
35. Milking a mare.
36. Eagles.
37. Mares tied up to be milked.
38. Wapiti ground [forested hillside under snow].
39. My wapiti.
40. Myself as horse thief.
41. My followers.
42. A temple, Srinager [Shah Hamadan Masjid, Srinagar].
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003310631
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003310631
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Bound typescript diary illustrated with 42 gelatin silver prints (plus photographic copy of a map of India)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1902
- End Date:
- 1902
- Date Range:
- 1902
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Leather-bound volume with typescript narrative and pasted-in prints
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Edwina Sassoon, 2 July 2014
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Cars
Hunting
Travel - Places:
- Central Asia, Asia
Kashgar, Kashi, Xinjiang, China, Asia