Views of India, 1858-1890

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Summary

Title:
Views of India
Dates:
1858-1890
Creators:
Nicholas & Co. (Madras, India)
Abstract:
Photographs of religious monuments, landscapes, and city views in various cities in India.
Extent:
31 photographic prints
Language:
Collection material is in English and French.
Preferred citation:

Views of India, 1858-1890, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 2002.R.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2002r5

Background

Scope and content:

The collection of 31 albumen prints from a disbound album contains images of well-known Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and Jain monuments, as well as a few landscape and city views. There are views and details of temples, stupas, mosques, tombs and mausoleums, and fortified palaces. Locations represented include Agra, Benares (Varanasi), Jaipur, Madras, Ellora, Mont Abu, Ahmedabad, and Delhi.

Two photographs bear the blindstamp: Nicholas & Co. Madras. Two additional photographs are attributed on the mount to Nicholas & Co.

The titles of the individual photographs are taken from the nineteenth-century captions and annotations written on the mounts or versos of the photographs by an unidentified person(s) as noted. Consequently, some titles may include language now considered to be racist or biased.

Biographical / historical:

The 31 albumen photographs in the collection were taken in India by various photographers, known and unknown, between the 1860s and 1890s.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 2002.
Processing information:

Processed and cataloged by Beth Guynn; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in a single series: Series I. Views of India, 1858-1890.

Physical location:
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Beth Ann Guynn
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-20 06:56:49 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Views of India, 1858-1890, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 2002.R.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2002r5

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