Mss Eur F252/51

Diary includes:

• Folio 1 verso: photograph of Tiger Cave, near Tholkabad, Saranda Division
• Folio 2 verso: group photograph of ‘C.C.F.’ Lakpat Rai and family at Nagpur
• Folio 3 verso: photograph of a ‘blue gum’ tree, height 232ft. (Aramby 1863 Plantation)
• Folio 4 verso: photograph of Darjeeling bazaar
• Folio 5 verso: group photograph of ‘our party’ at Sukhna (including Mrs Chaud)
• Folio 6 verso: photograph of crossing the Nilambur River, showing 7 persons in a long boat
• Folio 7 verso: two photographs with the description ‘Bungalows at the F.R.I.’ showing ‘The Rest House’
• Folio 8 verso: group photograph of 4 persons (possibly monks) standing outside of an entrance to the Yiga Chhweling (Choeling) Monastery at Ghum (Ghoom)
• Folio 9 verso: photograph of Darjeeling bazaar
• Folio 10 verso: photograph with the description ‘No.14 F.R.I. [formerly Trotter’s]’ showing a building (probably the rest house as shown on folio 7 verso)
• Folio 11 verso: photograph with the description ‘protecting the crops along the Chanda/Allapalli Road’
• Folio 12 verso: photograph of Surajkhand (Surajkund) Tank, a water tank near Delhi resembling Roman amphitheatre
• Folio 12a: untitled photograph showing an area with stacks of timber [loose item]
• Folio 13a: untitled photograph showing an elaborate stone sculpture of an animal (over 6ft. tall) [loose item]
• Folio 15 verso: two photographs at Bidar, Hyderabad-Deccan showing (1) the city walls and (2) contour line sowings
• Folio 16 verso: photograph of the Sarad Mahal at Nirmal
• Folio 17 verso: photograph of 16 year old teak coppice seen from unreserved forest (Kanapur C.88 Hyderabad)
• Folio 17 verso: photograph of Krishna Raj Sagar, Mysore, showing the lake and dam
• Folio 18a: untitled photograph showing a group of people standing outside of a motor vehicle [loose item]
• Folio 19 verso: two photographs showing views of Mysore Palace
• Folio 19 verso: photograph of Kenchenhalli plantation (1949)
• Folio 20 verso: photograph of Vandaragappa 1944 plantation, Mysore
• Folio 21 verso: photograph of Seringapatam bridge and mosque (Cauvery River)
• Folio 22 verso: photograph of Mysore Palace
• Folio 23 verso: photograph showing two elephants carrying riders at Bandipur Game Sanctuary in Mysore
• Folio 24 verso: photograph of Mysore and Madras foresters at Bandipur, with two elephants
• Folio 24 verso: photograph of an elephant at dusk (Bandipur)
• Folio 25 verso: photograph of a view on the Nilambur River
• Folio 26 verso: photograph of a view on to Nilgiri mountain peaks from Nilambur F.R.H.
• Folio 26 verso: photograph of a view down Pykara cable way (Ooty)
• Folio 27 verso: three photographs of the Pykara Hydro-electric installation, Nilgiris
• Folio 28 verso: photograph of the Keti Valley, Nilgiris, showing potato clearings, erosion and blue gum trees
• Folio 28 verso: photograph of 1863 blue gum trees, 232 ft. high, 19ft. girth (Aramby)
• Folio 28 verso: photograph of the footbridge at Mettapalayam
• Folio 29 verso: photograph of the areca nut irrigated plantation, Mettapalayam
• Folio 30 verso: photograph of the Savoy Hotel and garden, Ootacamund
• Folio 30 verso: photograph of areca palms, MettapalayamFolio 31 verso: two photographs of Casurina forestation in Mysore showing (1) Marsandra, 1949 and (2) an unnamed furrowed area of land (dated 1951)
• Folio 32 verso: photograph of the river at Dandeli F.R.H. (rest house)
• Folio 33 verso: photograph of 1951 teak with Ocimum kilimandjari (N.D.K., ex Dandeli)
• Folio 33 verso: photograph of felled ficus-bound Stephegyne tree (N.D.K., ex Dandeli)
• Folio 34 verso: photograph of a view over Poona Valley from the Law Society’s area, showing a Cochlospermum tree (noted by the author) in flower in the foreground
• Folio 36 verso: two photographs of views in the hill forests of west Thana (Thane) division
• Folio 36 verso: photograph of Ballarshah timber depot, south of Chandrapur
• Folio 37 verso: photograph of second class teak logs at Ballarshah depot
• Folio 38 verso: photograph of the city walls of Chanda (Chandrapur)
• Folio 39 verso: photograph of a protected teak tree, 125ft. high, 11½ft. girth (Allapalli C.40)
• Folio 39 verso: photograph of the auction hall, Ballarshah, south of Chandrapur
• Folio 39 verso: photograph showing an example of Ailanthus excelsa tree species, two seasons old from seed (Allapalli C.39)
• Folio 40 verso: photograph of a view over 1950 regeneration area Elchil FS at Allapalli
• Folio 40 verso: photograph of the F.R.H. (rest house) at Allapalli
• Folio 41 verso: photograph of Muki F.R.H. (rest house)
• Folio 41 verso: two photographs showing apparatus for scaring birds from the Jwari fields (Allapalli/Chanda road)
• Folio 42 verso: photograph of Shamiana at Balaghat (showing two persons seated outdoors at table under a tent canopy)
• Folio 43 verso: group photograph showing ‘Lakpat Rai,’ ‘Sagreiya,’ and ‘Datta’ standing outside of a building with two unnamed persons
• Folio 43 verso: photograph of Supkhar F.R.H. (rest house)
• Folio 44 verso: photograph of the Kangu Nala, Bastar
• Folio 44 verso: photograph of a fine sal tree, 11ft. girth (north Khonda Division, Bastur)
• Folio 44 verso: photograph of sal and chir pine trees (Supkhar plantations, Balaghat Division)
• Folio 45 verso: photograph of Katumwar Mango Bagh, north Khonda, Bastar
• Folio 46 verso: photograph of bamboo and twig fences near Jagdalpur, Bastur
• Folio 46 verso: photograph of a fine Terminalia crenulata tree 135ft. high, 10ft. girth (north Khonda Division)
• Folio 46 verso: photograph of a woodland scene showing Ghurwa aborigine climbing with toe notches (north Khonda Division)
• Folio 47 verso: photograph of a Government aeroplane at Jagdalpur, Bastar
• Folio 48 verso: group photograph showing five adults and two children standing on the steps at Sukhna F.R.H. (rest house)
• Folio 48 verso: photograph of the Hill Railway (Kurseong Division, north Bengal)
• Folio 48 verso: photograph of a Terminalia myriocarpa tree with an Amoora rohituka plant at Sukhna (1948)
• Folio 49 verso: photograph of the Coronation Bridge over the Teesta River
• Folio 50 verso: photograph of the labour village at Sukhna
• Folio 50 verso: photograph of the Cryptmeria conifer plantation (M3 Kalimpong Road)
• Folio 50 verso: photograph of a charcoal kiln in Bamanpokhri (1952 taungya)
• Folio 51 verso: photograph of Khasmahal land below Katapahar Hill showing landslides (Darjeeling)
• Folio 52 verso: photograph of Ghum Monastery
• Folio 53 verso: photograph of Kadalowa plantation, Midnapur
• Folio 53 verso: photograph of lifting water for irrigation at Arabari, Midnapur
• Folio 53 verso: photograph of the loading of fuel on Mahanadi for Cuttack
• Folio 54 verso: photograph of the loading of fuel for Cuttack down the Mahanadi
• Folio 55 verso: photograph of Tikapara F.R.H., Orissa
• Folio 55 verso: photograph of the Mahanadi at Tikapara
• Folio 56 verso: photograph of a view south from Nayagarh R.H., Orissa
• Folio 56 verso: photograph of denuded and eroded hills 8 miles from Nayagarh
• Folio 57 verso: two photographs showing floating sal and sain logs on the Mahanadi at Tikapara
• Folio 59 verso: two photographs at the Chittagong Hill Tracts showing (1) a view from Rangamati F.R.H. and (2) Hill Jhum on the Chittagong-Rangamati Road
• Folio 60 verso: photograph the ferry over Haldu River
• Folio 60a: compliments slip from Mathews Comfort & Co. Ltd., Incorporated Insurance Brokers, Oxford [loose item]
• Folios 60b-60h: envelope with the name Professor H G Champion containing 6 untitled photographs taken at Hyderabad and Bangalore showing two river scenes and four other outdoor scenes [7 loose items]
• Folio 61 verso: photograph of rafting bamboo on the Maini River
• Folio 61a: envelope with the name Sir Harry Champion on the obverse and ‘24, Ritz, Hotel’ written on the reverse [loose item]
• Folio 62 verso: photograph of the footbridge over the Maini River at Mainimukh
• Folio 62 verso: photograph of a scene on the Kasalong at Mohelia, showing floating rafting bamboo
• Folio 63 verso: photograph entitled ‘Mohelia on the Kasalong’ showing logs laying on the ground, huts, and a tree lined slope
• Folio 63 verso: photograph of a ‘big civit’ showing a buttressed tree trunk in the evergreen at Mainimukh
• Folio 63 verso: photograph of a ‘tapped gargan’ showing a large tree trunk in the evergreen at Mainimukh
• Folio 64 verso: photograph of the bamboo footbridge at Mainimukh
• Folio 65 verso: photograph of current jhum on the Rangamati-Mainimukh road
• Folio 65 verso: photograph of ‘our transport lorry’ at Naniar Char, above Rangamati
• Folio 66 verso: photograph of current jhum at Chittagong Hill Tracts
• Folio 66 verso: photograph of the last remnants of the sal forest at Chaibassa (Chaibasa) District
• Folio 67 verso: photograph of Saranda forest division
• Folio 68 verso: photograph of a foresters’ party at Tholkoba, Saranda, showing four people seated at table with two others standing behind in attendance
• Folio 69 verso: photograph with the description ‘Ban-Bishrama Nagar,’ showing writing in an Indian language on the ground (Tholkoba, Saranda)
• Folio 69 verso: photograph of Tholkoba F.R.H., Saranda
• Folio 69 verso: photograph of ‘Tiger Cave’ at Tholkoba
• Folio 70 verso: photograph of 1942 Simal trees, partly natural and partly from stumps (Tiralposi II, Saranda)
• Folio 70 verso: photograph of a view north over Porahat Division from Rogod F.R.H.
• Folio 71 verso: photograph showing a view at the Bokaro Dam looking downstream
• Folio 72 verso: three photographs at Damodar V.C. showing (1) Tilaiya Dam under construction (2) Parasnath, and (3) the Bihar Hills
• Folio 73 verso: photograph of a large sal tree (height: 134ft.; girth: 16ft. 10 inches) at Mangua, near Jagdalpur, south Bastar
• Folio 74 recto: photograph of a protected sal tree (height: 135ft.; girth 10ft.) at Samta C.30
• Folio 74a: untitled photograph showing logs and a shelter in a woodland clearing [loose item]
• Folio 74b: guide to ladies and men’s clothing for journeys by air with a guide to packing [loose item]
• Folio 74c: copy of an untitled blue ink drawing showing an Asian mermaid princess being closely pursued by a mythological male creature (possibly a merman)