Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??

Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Photo 899/3

Record Id:

040-003124954

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003124846

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026100107.0x000e84

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 899/3

Title:

Sir James David Sifton Collection: Their Excellencies the Viceroy's and the Marchioness of Linlithgow's Visit to Ranchi. July 1936.

Scope & Content:

Grey mock-crocodile photograph album measuring 226x320mm, with title as above stamped in gold on leather panel on the front cover, from the collection of Sir James Sifton. Prints are inserted four to a page in window mounts, with neat handwritten captions beneath each image. Photographer's name is printed on the inside backcover.

Sir James David Sifton (1878-1952), entered the Indian Civil Service in 1902. He served as Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-36 and Governor of Bihar 1936-37.

Photographers = The Coronation Studio, Ranchi;

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003124846
040-003124954

Is part of:

Photo 899 : Sir James David Sifton Collections: Photographs relating to his career in India.

Photo 899/3 : Sir James David Sifton Collection: Their Excellencies the Viceroy's and the Marchioness of Linlithgow's Visit to Ranchi. July…

Contains:

Click here to View / search full list of parts of Photo 899/3

Hierarchy:

032-003124846[0003]/040-003124954

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 899

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

64 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Techniques:

Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print

Start Date:

1936

End Date:

1936

Date Range:

Jul 1936

Era:

Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:

Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.

Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 65 mm x 65 mm to 73 mm x 100 mm

Source of Acquisition:

November 1993

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known