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Photo 899/5

Record Id:

040-003125097

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003124846

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026100107.0x000f13

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 899/5

Title:

Sir James David Sifton Collection: Album of photographs of Bihar. Photographer(s): Unknown

Scope & Content:

Black cloth album measuring 317x435mm (supplied by W. Newman & Co. of Calcutta), containing prints inserted on corner hinges, the majority with brief handwritten captions. From the collection of Sir James Sifton. The album contains formal portraits and snapshots, together with an extensive documentation of Government House, Ranchi. There are also several good quality portraits of official colleagues.

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.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003124846
040-003125097

Is part of:

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

Photo 899/5 : Sir James David Sifton Collection: Album of photographs of Bihar. Photographer(s): Unknown

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-003124846[0005]/040-003125097

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

62 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Techniques:

Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print

Start Date:

1934

End Date:

1936

Date Range:

c 1935

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 87 mm x 60 mm to 245 mm x 297 mm

Source of Acquisition:

November 1993

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known