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Photo 526/1

Record Id:

040-003098337

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003098336

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100025910660.0x00086f

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 526/1

Title:

Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart Collection: Miscellaneous loose prints Photographer(s): Dorab, B.

Scope & Content:

Collection of loose prints, some mounted and captioned, from the collection of Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart. The material can be broken down into the following categories:

Prints 1-7 Topographical and architectural views at Abu and Agar, 1900s.

Prints 8-9 Group portraits of members of the Commission on the Indian Civil Service (Lee Commission), 1923-4.

Prints 10-15 Group portraits of members of the Indian Statutory Commission (Simon Commission), taken at various locations in India, Burma and London, 1928-30.

Prints 16-20 Miscellaneous groups in England, mostly unidentified.

Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart (1879-1960), entered the India Office in 1903 and became Joint Secretary of the Military Department in 1920. He was Secretary to the Lee Commission 1923-24 and to the Simon Commission 1927-30. He served as Permanent Under Secretary of State for India from 1930-42 and retired in 1945.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003098336
040-003098337

Is part of:

Photo 526 : Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart Collection: Photographs of India.

Photo 526/1 : Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart Collection: Miscellaneous loose prints Photographer(s): Dorab, B.

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-003098336[0001]/040-003098337

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 526

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

20 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Start Date:

1920

End Date:

1939

Date Range:

1920s-1930s

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 85 mm x 136 mm to 235 mm x 440 mm

Source of Acquisition:

Presented by Lady Stewart.

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known

Names:

Dorab, B, photographer, fl Early 20th century