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Mss Eur D859/17(161)
- Record Id:
- 041-003244235
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002274925
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026879933.0x001535
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D859/17(161)
- Title:
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Album 17a (prints 161-298): Photographs relating to Marjorie Ussher's life in India as a governess. Photographer: Ussher, Marjorie E.
- Scope & Content:
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Photograph album containing 138 prints, compiled by Marjorie E. Ussher and recording her life as governess to the family of Begum Wali-ud-Dowla at Begampet, Hyderabad and elsewhere in India. The album includes the following subjects:
D859/17b Black cloth-covered photograph album measuring 265x215mm, containing 138 captioned prints. The subjects include:
TANGIER (1936) Views taken on the outward voyage to India.
KODAIKANAL (1936) General views and snapshot portraits.
BEGAMPET (1936) Vilayet Manzil: views of the house and garden of Begum Wali-ud-Dowla, snapshots of the family, friends and staff.
BOLARUM (1936) Bolarum Club, Nizam of Hyderabad's Birthday Parade.
GOLCONDA Views of the Fort.
HYDERABAD Letter writer in the street and a view of the Char Minar.
MUSSOORIE (1937) General views.
RANIKHET (1937) General views.
NAINI TAL (1937) The Lake, the Royal Hotel.
POACHARAM (1938) Snapshots of friends.
KOTAGIRI (1938) Niton Lodge and tea plantation view.
ALMORA (1938) Picnic to Tarakhet and snapshots of friends.
Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; children; European architecture in India; European social life; forts; hill stations; letter writers; picnics
Location = Almora; Andhra Pradesh; Begampet; Bolarum; Golconda; Hyderabad (A.P.); India; Kodaikanal; Kotagiri; Mussoorie; Naini Tal; Ranikhet; Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002274925
040-002274942
041-003244235 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur D859 : Papers of Marjorie Ussher as a governess in India, first (1934-36) to the children of a British military family at Chakrata…
Mss Eur D859/17 : Photographs
Mss Eur D859/17(161) : Album 17a (prints 161-298): Photographs relating to Marjorie Ussher's life in India as a governess. Photographer:… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002274925[0017]/040-002274942[0143]/041-003244235
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur D859
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- 1936-1940
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Restrictions to access apply please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Crowley, Pat., fl 1938
Davy, Richard Denis, army officer, b 1887
Davy, portrait subject, fl Early 20th century
Huston-Gordon, Mrs, fl 1938
Ussher, Marjorie E., Miss - Subjects:
- Char Minar (Hyderabad)