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Photo 1372
- Record Id:
- 032-003376922
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003376922
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100044391731.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1372
- Title:
- Philip Docton Martyn Collection: Photographs.
- Scope & Content:
-
A collection of 99 black-and-white prints, mainly snapshots, relating to the career in India of Philip Docton Martyn (1904-1989), Indian Civil Service (Bengal) 1927-47, and his wife Margaret Lisle Martyn, née Gadd (c. 1913-2005). Subjects include views of Calcutta (St Paul’s Cathedral, Government House, Victoria Memorial, General Post Office, Howrah Bridge, La Martinière, Shitalanatha Jain Temple, house at 2 Kyd Street, etc.), the Empress Bridge 1929, a series showing a Lama dance at Ghumli during an official visit, views of the Darjeeling area, scenes at Kalimpong and Gangtok, apparently taken during a trek in the area, Martyn inspecting ARP personnel at Howrah (1944-45).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003376922", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Photo 1372: Philip Docton Martyn Collection: Photographs." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003376922
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003376922
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 99 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1930
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1930s-1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Mrs M. Martyn, August 2000.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Martyn, Philip Docton, Indian Civil Service, 1904-1989
- Related Material:
- Transferred to Prints, Drawings and Photographs from Mss Eur F376