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Call Number:

PH-01342

Collection Name:

Th. (Theodor) Paar Photography Collection

Creator:

Paar, Th. (Theodor)

No. of Items:

4 items

Span Dates:

1895 (ca.)

Description:

The collection consists of four gelatin silver prints by Th. (Theodor) Paar. Titles and subjects follow:

964:0654:0001: Kinchinjunga Mountain from Observatory Hill, n.d.;
964:0654:0002: Mount Everest, n.d.;
964:0654:0003: [Close-up of Himalayan peaks above clouds], n.d.;
964:0654:0004: Darjeeling and Snows from Auckland Road, n.d.

Accession No(s):

964:0654:0001-0004

Location(s):

P Box, Medium (964:0654:0001-0004)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Paar, Th. (Theodor)
Title Kinchinjunga from Observatory Hill
Date [ca. 1895]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 18.9 x 28.4 cm; 7 2/5 x 11 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0654:0001
Artist/Maker Paar, Th. (Theodor)
Title Mount Everest
Date [ca. 1895]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 19.5 x 26.9 cm; 7 7/10 x 10 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0654:0002
Artist/Maker Paar, Th. (Theodor)
Title [Close-up of Himalayan peaks above clouds]
Date [ca. 1895]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 19.7 x 26.3 cm; 7 4/5 x 10 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0654:0003
Artist/Maker Paar, Th. (Theodor)
Title Darjeeling & snows from Auckland Road
Date [ca. 1895]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 20.6 x 26.6 cm; 8 1/10 x 10 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0654:0004