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Mss Eur C296/4

Record Id:

040-003251449

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002265731

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026880274.0x000123

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Mss Eur C296/4

Title:

Balding Collection: Miscellaneous photographs of Northern India.

Scope & Content:

Miscellaneous collection of prints taken or acquired by Major Charles Dennis Balding, Indian Army 1914-42. The collection can be broken down as follows:

Print 1 One View of the 3rd Bridge, Srinagar.

Prints 2-11 10 small snapshots of Indian scenes at Jaipur and Murree, 1930s.

Prints 12-15 Four snapshot views of Kashmir (Srinagar area).

Prints 16-21 Six small snapshots of winter scenes (?Kabul).

Prints 22-25 Four snapshots of views inside the Residency grounds, Kabul.

Prints 26-32 Seven views of the Khyber Pass and the Afghan frontier, by Holmes of Peshawar.

Print 33 Snapshot view of the Taj Mahal, Agra.

Print 34 Snapshot of gold mohur tree in bloom.

Prints 35-36 Two military group portraits, by Mistry (Allahabad) and Priya Lall & Co. (Agra).

Process = Gelatin silver prints (mainly)

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002265731
040-003251449

Is part of:

Mss Eur C296 : Charles Dennis Balding papers.

Mss Eur C296/4 : Balding Collection: Miscellaneous photographs of Northern India.

Contains:

Mss Eur C296/4(1) : [The Third Bridge, Srinagar.] Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur C296/4(2) : Prints 2-11: Miscellaneous snapshots of, mainly of Murree and Jaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur C296/4(12) : Prints 12-15: Snapshots of Kashmir. Photographer: Mahatta Ltd
Mss Eur C296/4(16) : Prints 16-21: Snapshots of winter scenes (?Kabul). Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur C296/4(22) : Prints 22-25: Snapshot views inside the Residency grounds, Kabul.
Mss Eur C296/4(26) : [Khyber Pass] From Michni Kandao. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(27) : Exit from Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, Dec 1940. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(28) : Khyber Pass. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(29) : Serai, Landi Kotal. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(30) : At the [Afghan] Frontier. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(31) : At the Afghan frontier. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(32) : [Signpost in the Khyber Pass.] Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Mss Eur C296/4(33) : The Taj Mahal, Agra, May 1920.
Mss Eur C296/4(34) : Gold mohur tree in bloom.
Mss Eur C296/4(35) : Military group, Allahabad. Photographer: Mistry
Mss Eur C296/4(36) : Military group, Agra. Photographer: Priyalall and Company

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Hierarchy:

032-002265731[0001]/040-003251449

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

16 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Start Date:

1917

End Date:

1919

Date Range:

c 1918-1949

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 42 mm x 55 mm to 284 mm x 211 mm

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Known