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Call Number:

PH-01003

Collection Name:

[Photographs of India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Malaya]

Creator:

, 1826 - 1881, active 1860 - 1869

Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879

Bourne, Samuel, 1834 - 1912, active 1850/1859 - 1890/1899

Jung & Fricke, active 1880 - 1889

Shepherd & Robertson, active 1862 - 1864

No. of Items:

61 photographs in 1 bound album

Span Dates:

circa 1864

Description:

Photograph album, with "Views" embossed on the cover, containing 61 mounted photographs (albumen prints) of India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Malaya. Inscribed inside the front cover by the compiler and owner: "T.G. Glover / Roorkee / August 16. 1864". Col. Thomas George Glover, R.E. (1826-1881), worked an engineer in India from 1847 through the 1860s before retiring in 1870. His inscribed captions appear below each mounted photograph on the album pages. Credited photographers, followed by the number of prints by them in parentheses, include: Shepherd & Robertson (active in India 1862-1864?) (3), "O. M." (3), William Baker (British, circa 1829-1880) (8), Jung & Fricke (active in India, 1880s) (1), and Samuel Bourne (British, 1834-1912) (1).

Accession No(s):

964:0887:0001-0061

Location(s):

f DS 413 P567 1864 HRC-P (964:0887:0001-0061)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Kootub [sic--Quatab] Minar - Delhi.
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	28.1 x 24 cm; 11 1/10 x 9 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0001

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Enlarged view of a portion of the Kootub [sic--Quatab] Minar - Delhi
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	29.6 x 24.3 cm; 11 7/10 x 9 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0002

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Jumma Musjid [sic--Jama Masjid] - Delhi
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26.2 x 35.4 cm; 10 3/10 x 13 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0003

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Old Building near the Kootub [sic--Qutab] Minar - Delhi
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	28.3 x 35.6 cm; 11 1/10 x 14 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0004

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Ancient Archway near the Kootub [sic--Qutab] Minar - Delhi
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	27.7 x 36 cm; 10 9/10 x 14 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0005

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Cemetary of the Residency at Lucknow - showing Sir HenryLawrence's Tomb
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26 x 38.5 cm; 10 1/5 x 15 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0006

Artist/Maker	Shepherd & Robertson, active 1862 - 1864
Title	The Shah [Mujeet]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26.5 x 37.5 cm; 10 2/5 x 14 4/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0007

Artist/Maker	Shepherd & Robertson, active 1862 - 1864
Title	The [Chutter Munzil] - Lucknow
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26.8 x 36.5 cm; 10 3/5 x 14 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0008

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Kaiser Pussund - Lucknow
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	25.4 x 37.6 cm; 10 x 14 4/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0009

Artist/Maker	Shepherd & Robertson, active 1862 - 1864
Title	The Baillie Guard or Entrance to the Residency - Lucknow
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	7.2 x 36.5 cm; 2 4/5 x 14 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0010

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Taj Mahal - Agra
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	27.4 x 35.8 cm; 10 4/5 x 14 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0011

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Lake - Nynee [sic--Naini] Tal
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	24.3 x 29.3 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 1/2 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0012

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Punjab Exhibition. 1864. Lahore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.6 x 29.4 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0013

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Interior of the Royal Exhibition of 1864. Lahore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	23.1 x 29.5 cm; 9 1/10 x 11 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0014

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Lake from the Temple - Kandy
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.8 x 28.7 cm; 8 3/5 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0015

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Kandyan Hills
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.1 x 27.9 cm; 8 3/10 x 11 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0016

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Kandy - west
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.3 x 28 cm; 8 2/5 x 11 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0017

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Temple of the Tooth - Kandy
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	20.9 x 28.3 cm; 8 1/5 x 11 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0018

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Kandyan Chiefs
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22 x 28.8 cm; 8 7/10 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0019

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	View at Ramboddie on the road between Kandy and Newera-Ellia
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	28.5 x 22.2 cm; 11 1/5 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0020

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Newera-Ellia [sic--Nuwara Eliya]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22.2 x 28.8 cm; 8 7/10 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0021

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Church at Dera Gazee Khan [sic]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	23.5 x 28.8 cm; 9 3/10 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0022

Artist/Maker	Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879
Title	The Bhawul Huk in the Fort - Mooltan
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.9 x 28.9 cm; 8 3/5 x 11 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0023

Artist/Maker	Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879
Title	The Sacred Tank and Temple - Umritsir [sic, Amritsar]
Medium	Albumen print
Accession Number	964:0887:0024

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Causeway leading to the Temple - Umritsur
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.9 x 29.2 cm; 8 3/5 x 11 1/2 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0025

Artist/Maker	Jung & Fricke, active 1880 - 1889
Title	Interior of the Fort of Attock - Punjab
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	18 x 23.7 cm; 7 1/10 x 9 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0027

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[The Indus at Attock - Punjab]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	18.2 x 23.7 cm; 7 1/5 x 9 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0028

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Indus at Sukkur - Sinde [sic--Sindh]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	18.6 x 26 cm; 7 3/10 x 10 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0029

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Tombs of the Ameer of Sinde [sic--Sindh] - Hydrabad [sic--Haydarabad]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	19.1 x 25.5 cm; 7 1/2 x 10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0030

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	An Indus Steamer - Kotree [sic--Kotri]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	16.7 x 27.6 cm; 6 3/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0031

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	View in the Camp - Kurachee [sic--Karachi]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	20 x 28 cm; 7 9/10 x 11 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0032

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Barracks with H.M. 95th Regiment on Parade - Kurachee [sic-- Karachi]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	20.6 x 27.6 cm; 8 1/10 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0033

Artist/Maker	Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879
Title	Colonel Lake's House - Murree
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22 x 29 cm; 8 7/10 x 11 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0034

Artist/Maker	Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879
Title	View of Murree
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21 x 27.8 cm; 8 3/10 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0035

Artist/Maker	Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879
Title	View of Murree
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.6 x 28.9 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0036

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	View of Murree
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.1 x 23.9 cm; 6 7/10 x 9 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0038

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Roshnai Gate and Runjeet Sing's Tomb - Lahore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.8 x 29 cm; 8 3/5 x 11 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0039

Artist/Maker	Baker, W., active 1860/1869 - 1870/1879
Title	The Shalimar Gardens - Lahore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.5 x 28.7 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0040

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Iumma Musjid - Lahore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	20.7 x 26 cm; 8 1/10 x 10 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0041

Artist/Maker	Bourne, Samuel, 1834 - 1912, active 1850/1859 - 1890/1899
Title	View in Cashmere
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	24 x 29.8 cm; 9 2/5 x 11 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0042

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Government Telegraph Office - Kurachee [sic--Karachi]
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	18.6 x 24.5 cm; 7 3/10 x 9 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0043

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Wolf's-crag - Penang Hill
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22.5 x 28.7 cm; 8 9/10 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0044

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Pier - Penang
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	16.3 x 21.8 cm; 6 2/5 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0045

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Penang from Province Wellesley
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	16.3 x 21.8 cm; 6 2/5 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0046

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	A House - Penang
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	23.4 x 28.4 cm; 9 1/5 x 11 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0047

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Province Wellesley fron Penang Hill
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	18.9 x 24.5 cm; 7 2/5 x 9 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0048

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Waterfall - Penang
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	35.4 x 25 cm; 13 9/10 x 9 4/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0049

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Beach Street - Penang
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	15.3 x 19.6 cm; 6 x 7 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0050

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Chinese [Ioss] House - Penang
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	15.9 x 21.3 cm; 6 3/10 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0051

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	R.C. Church - Penang
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	16.1 x 21.2 cm; 6 3/10 x 8 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0052

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	The Pier and Lighthouse - Malacca
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	12.9 x 17.8 cm; 5 1/10 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0053

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	24.7 x 34 cm; 9 7/10 x 13 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0054

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Government House - Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	14.7 x 19.5 cm; 5 4/5 x 7 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0055

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	St. Andrews Chruch - Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.9 x 16 cm; 8 3/5 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0056

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Malay Village - Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	24.7 x 34 cm; 9 7/10 x 13 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0057

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	12.8 x 17.7 cm; 5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0058

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	New Harbor - Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	13.7 x 19.6 cm; 5 2/5 x 7 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0059

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	20.8 x 39.5 cm; 8 1/5 x 15 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0060

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Singapore
Date	circa 1864
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21 x 39.5 cm; 8 3/10 x 15 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0887:0061

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