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Photo 1101/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003432564
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003194605
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100069845272.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1101/1
- Title:
- Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon Collection: Photographs.
- Scope & Content:
- Photographs collected by and relating to the career of Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon (1902-1974), Deputy High Commissioner, India 1946-49, High Commissioner, Pakistan, 1954-61.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003194605
040-003432564 - Is part of:
- Photo 1101 : Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon Collection: photograph albums
Photo 1101/1 : Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon Collection: Photographs. - Contains:
- Photo 1101/1(1) : The village druggist. Photographer(s): Homai Vyarawalla
Photo 1101/1(2) : Bricklayers. Men and women work together, the women doing most of the really hard work. Photographer(s): Unknown
Photo 1101/1(3) : Carrying the pottery to town. Photographer(s): Homai Vyarawalla
Photo 1101/1(4) : Washing day. Photographer(s): Homai Vyarawalla
Photo 1101/1(5) : A snake charmer. Photographer(s): Homai Vyarawalla
Photo 1101/1(6) : Making pottery. Photographer(s): Homai Vyarawalla
Photo 1101/1(7) : A street in Jaipur. Notice the apparent modern buildings and wide roads which were built 250 years ago. The buildings are in…
Photo 1101/1(8) : Mr A.C.B. Symon seen in conversation with Hanif Mohammed a member of the Pakistan crocket touring team during a reception given…
Photo 1101/1(9) : The 'Dove' in which we made a months tour of India. Photographer(s): Unknown
Photo 1101/1(10) : [Sir Alexander Symon and Lady Symon standing next to a plane with 'Gift from Britain for Canadian Flood Relief' sign on…
Photo 1101/1(11) : [Sir Alexander Symon, Lady Symon and General Nye in front of a plane]. Photographer(s): Unknown
Photo 1101/1(12) : [Sir Alexander Symon greeting guests]. Photographer(s): Punjab Photo Service
Photo 1101/1(13) : Alex being received by the Russian Ambassador at the reception given at the Russian Embassy. Photographer(s): Punjab Photo Service
Photo 1101/1(14) : With General Cariappa Officer Commanding in India. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Photo 1101/1(15) : Having been garlanded by the Indian staff we bid farewell to His Excellency the Chinese Ambassador and Madame Lo.…
Photo 1101/1(16) : Chatting with the Governor General and the Nepalese Ambassador to India. Photographer(s): Punjab Photo Service
Photo 1101/1(17) : The Prime Minister's niece and Miss Naidu admiring 'Bambi'. In the background you can see General Sir Roy Bucher,…
Photo 1101/1(18) : Chatting with Her Excellency Mrs Sarojini Naidu, Governor of the Central Provinces. She was known as the Mother of India. A…
Photo 1101/1(19) : Her Excellency Mrs Sarojini Naidu, taken when we stayed at Government House, Lucknow. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Photo 1101/1(20) : The Hon'ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India. Photographer(s): Press Information Service Government…
Photo 1101/1(21) : Alex talking to His Excellency Sir C. Rajagopalachari, Governor General of India. Notice that he is wearing a 'lohi' over…
Photo 1101/1(22) : Taken at Czechoslovak Embassy Reception, they are standing to together at right of picture. Photographer(s): Punjab Press Service.
Photo 1101/1(23) : [Troops marching and saluting]. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Photo 1101/1(24) : Watching the last of the British troops to leave India. Alec had to take the first salute of the ceremony. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Photo 1101/1(25) : Quite a common sight in India. Photographer(s): Unknown.
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- 032-003194605[0001]/040-003432564
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1101
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 album
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1940
- End Date:
- 1969
- Date Range:
- 1940s-1960s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Symon, Alexander Colin Burlington, Knight, civil servant, 1902-1974
- Places:
- Pakistan, Asia