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Photo 1112/1(86)
- Record Id:
- 041-003174159
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003174063
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599950.0x0001dd
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1112/1(86)
- Title:
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Formal group at installation of the Maharaja of Sikkim. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Historical Events
Formal group portrait of Sikkimese and Europeans, presumably in front of the Maharaja's palace at Gangtok. Bell is seated centre, with Maharaja of Sikkim on right and Dowager Maharani on left. No other figures are identified, although the woman seated on the left is presumably Bell's wife.
Subjects = Bell Collection; Indian rulers; installation ceremonies; official events
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003174063
040-003174064
041-003174159 - Is part of:
- Photo 1112 : Bell Collection: Photographs of Tibet and Sikkim. Photographer(s): Bell, Charles Alfred
Photo 1112/1 : Bell Collection: Photographs of Tibet and Sikkim ('H' series). Photographer(s): Bell, Charles Alfred
Photo 1112/1(86) : Formal group at installation of the Maharaja of Sikkim. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-003174063[0001]/040-003174064[0095]/041-003174159
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1112
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1915
- End Date:
- 1915
- Date Range:
- 19 Feb 1915
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 108 mm x 158 mm
- Former External References:
- H86(ax)
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Bell, Charles Alfred, Knight, administrator in India and Tibetologist, 1870-1945
- Subjects:
- Sikkim: Installation of the Maharaja of Sikkim, 1915
- Places:
- Bhamo, Kachin, Myanmar
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Kan-t'o-k'e, Hsi-chin, Yin-tu