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Photo 1224/3

Record Id:

040-003185792

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003185460

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026599955.0x00082a

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 1224/3

Title:

Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79. Volume 3, China. Photographer(s): Lai Afong and others

Scope & Content:

Charles Lucas, in one of his diary letters home to his parents, records purchasing his China views in Hong Kong on 6 March 1879, but does not identify the photographer: 'Up at 8 & finished writing up this letter before tiffin then went to photographers to buy views etc. of Hong Kong Canton & Macao...' (Photo 1224/7, vol. 2, p. 19).

Provenance. The Lucas Collection (Photo 1224/1-7, Photo 1225/1-7) were purchased at auction by John Hillelson at the sale of the contents of Broomhall Manor House, Warnham, near Horsham (the family home of Captain C. E. Lucas), 8-9 November 1967. The six volumes of Photo 1224/1-6 were lot 855 (£14), the seven volumes of Photo 1225/1-7 were lot 857 (£16).

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003185460
040-003185792

Is part of:

Photo 1224 : Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79.

Photo 1224/3 : Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79. Volume 3, China.…

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-003185460[0003]/040-003185792

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1224

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

87 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Techniques:

Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print

Start Date:

1860

End Date:

1879

Date Range:

1860s-1870s

Era:

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Source of Acquisition:

Gift, 2011: Donated by John Hillelson, 12 March 2011.

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known

Names:

Lucas, Charles James, 1853-1928

Related Material:

The complete series of photographs from these travels is found in Photo 1224/1-6. See also Photo 1224/7, for letters home describing the journey.