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Photo 723/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003101492
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003101491
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026021938.0x0006c9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 723/1
- Title:
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Jacob Family Collection: Album of snapshots in South India and Ceylon. Photographer(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Brown paper-covered post-bound album, 205x293mm, containing mounted snapshot prints with handwritten captions.
Prints 1-5: Coimbatore Club. Prints 6-10: Mettupalayam-Coonoor Ghat Road. Prints 11-25: "The Glebe", Kotagiri. Bungalow views and informal portraits including dogs. Prints 26-42: Kotagiri including the Club, golf course and portraits. Prints 43-47: Dodabetta, Nilgiris. Prints 48-67: Ootacamund including Collector's Office and Secretariat, Club, golf course, botanical gardens and Charing Cross. Cordite Factory at Aravankadu. Wellington Gymkhana and Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Prints 68-72: Coonoor including Pasteur Institute, Sims Park and Springfield Palace. Prints 73-91: Mysore city including the Palace. Prints 92-96: The Kanambadi Dam, Mysore. Prints 97-110: Seringapatam views. Prints 111-124: Bangalore including government offices, Cubbon Park and cantonment buildings. Print 125-129: Flood scenes following monsoon at Travancore. Prints 130-136: Pathanamthitta Camp including ferry crossing and elephant cage. Prints 137-146: Quilon sea views. Prints 147-159: Shencottah Camp, July 1932, including Courtallam Residency and falls. Prints 160-172: Trivandrum including Chief Engineer's Office, State Guest House and waterworks at Arivakara. Prints 173-192: Cape Comorin including the Residency, seafront, temples and fort at Vattakottai. Prints 193-202: Nagercoil including Catherine Booth Hospital and staff. Prints 203-211: Cape Comorin including sea views and portraits. Prints 212-266: Quilon including backwaters, portraits, Burmah-Shell installation, the Residency, Christmas Day, PWD bungalow and tennis match. Prints 267-282: Mundakayam including bungalow and portraits. Prints 283-299: Views and portraits at Peermade. Prints 300-325: Visit of the Governor of Madras, Sir George Stanley, to Courtallam and the Papanasam Falls, including views and portraits. Prints 326-331: Airstrip at Quilon. Prints 332-336: Quilon to Tuticorin by train. Prints 337-345: Tuticorin Harbour views, April 1933. Prints 346-360: Colombo Harbour and town views. Prints 361-370: Kandy views. Prints 371-375: Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya. Pronts 376-380: Views of R.M.S. 'Orsova'.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003101491
040-003101492 - Is part of:
- Photo 723 : Jacob Family Collection: Glass negatives and snapshots of South India. Photographer(s): Jacob, Augustus Hamilton
Photo 723/1 : Jacob Family Collection: Album of snapshots in South India and Ceylon. Photographer(s): Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-003101491[0001]/040-003101492
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 723
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1932
- End Date:
- 1933
- Date Range:
- 1932-1933
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 54 mm x 80 mm to 56 mm x 170 mm
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Stanley, George Frederick, Knight, army officer, 1872-1939
Stanley, George Frederick, Knight, army officer, 1872-1939
Stanley, George Frederick, Knight, army officer, 1872-1939
Stanley, George Frederick, Knight, army officer, 1872-1939 - Places:
- Peradeniya, Peradenia, Sri Lanka, Asia
Peradeniya, Peradenia, Sri Lanka, Asia
Peradeniya, Peradenia, Sri Lanka, Asia
Peradeniya, Peradenia, Sri Lanka, Asia