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Photo 1116/4

Record Id:

040-003176978

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003176789

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026599950.0x000ce0

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 1116/4

Title:

Crofton Collection: Zanzibar Album 1. Photographer(s): Gomes, A.C.

Scope & Content:

Photograph album bound in soft imitation leather, measuring 200 x 285 mm, containing 106 prints mounted on corner hinges, the majority uncaptioned. The album contains a mix of older and more material. On each verso leaf is mounted a large-size printing-out paper print of Zanzibar scenes dating from the 1890s (including a series of views of the British naval bombardment of Zanzibar in August 1896). On the recto pages are up to four small gelatin silver prints of Zanzibar scenes.

These photographs form part of the collection of Denis Hayes Crofton, Indian Civil Service, and his father Richard Hayes Crofton, Colonial Civil Service, Hong Kong and Zanzibar.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003176789
040-003176978

Is part of:

Photo 1116 : Crofton Collection: Photographs of Hong Kong, China Ceylon and Zanzibar.

Photo 1116/4 : Crofton Collection: Zanzibar Album 1. Photographer(s): Gomes, A.C.

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-003176789[0004]/040-003176978

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

Unspecified

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Techniques:

Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print

Start Date:

1896

End Date:

1930

Date Range:

1896-1930s

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 80 mm x 100 mm to 140 mm x 190 mm

Source of Acquisition:

Passed from OIOC European Manuscripts 11 October 2002. Letters and papers from this collection can be found at OIOC Mss Eur F440.

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known