Finding aid for Views of India album 2017.R.35
Beth Ann Guynn
Special Collections
2018
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Title: Views of India album
Creator: Bellairs, Edmund Hooke Wilson, 1823-1898
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.R.35
Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet(1 album)
Date (inclusive): between 1857 and 1863
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Abstract: The album contains 54 views of central and northern India that appear to have been taken by a skilled amateur photographer.
Present are views of forts and gateways (Kalinjar; Chunar; Baradar; Bharigarh), palaces, temples (Khajuraho; Bhadaura), ghats,
landscapes and waterfalls.
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Views of India album, between 1857 and 1863, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2017.R.35.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2017r35
Arrangement
Arranged in a single series: Series I. Views of India album, between 1857 and 1863.
Biographical / Historical
Edmund and William Bellairs were the sons of Sir William of Mulbarton, Norfolk (1793-1863), who as a member of the 15th Hussars
served in campaigns against Napoleon in Spain, France and at Waterloo. The inscription and gift of this album to the Reverend
Edward Cole thus might be related to the death of Sir William. Both sons served in the British army: Edmund Hooke Wilson Bellairs
(1823-1898) retired as a captain in 1852 and settled in New Zealand where he was appointed a member of the upper house of
the country's first parliament. He later moved to Biarritz, France, where he was Vice-Consul. Major-General William Bellairs
(1823-1913) had a distinguished military career, serving in the Crimea, the West Indies, Canada, Gibraltar, and South Africa.
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Digitized material
The collection was digitized by the repository in 2018 and the images are available online:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2017r35
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired in 2017.
Processing Information
This finding aid was written by Beth Ann Guynn in 2018.
Scope and Content of Collection
The album contains 54 views of central and northern India that appear to have been taken by a skilled amateur photographer.
Present are views of forts and gateways (Kalinjar; Chunar; Bharigarh), palaces, temples (Khajuraho; Bhadaura), ghats, landscapes
and waterfalls. Locales depicted include places in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttaarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh such as Mirzapur,
Banda, Chunar, Punnah, and Mussorie. One photograph depicts the Nagoda chief in Durbar, while another shows cotton weighing
in Mirzapur. The British presence in the area is evident in a few images such as those showing "Mckinnon's house" and "our
garden at Kingscraig," both in Mussoorie; the Rewa survey station at Kalinjir Fort, and the church at Banda.
Two cartes-de-visite are associated with the fly leaf, which bears the dedication: To the Revd. Edward Cole, M.A. / from Edmund
& William Bellairs, / in memory of a kind deed. / October, 1863. The carte-de-visite adhered below the dedication portrays
a seated man with a young girl standing between his legs, and has a handwritten caption attached to its lower edge that reads:
Capt. E. H. Bellairss & Cassandra. The second carte-de-visite, inserted at the page opening, is a portrait of an unidentified
man seated at a desk and writing in a book. The photographer's imprint on its verso reads: Mason & Co. / 28, Old Bond Street,
London / 9 Promenade Villas, Cheltenham / 20 St. Giles Street, Norwich.
Two notes from different hands and dates are also inserted in the album. The older note, written in pencil on buff laid paper,
describes the making of the Banda & Kirnie (?) prize money. The second, written in ink on blue paper lists the accomplishments
of Professor Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, the winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
The album was bound in diced calf gilt by J. R. Brooks of London (blind stamp on front paste-down), with gilt spine and edges
and a brass catch and clasp on the foredge. The front cover bears the gilt monogram E. C. C.
Eighteen of the photographs are numbered in the negative, 13 of which have the monogram: WM. One photograph displays the monogram,
but no number. Due to the placement of the numbers and monograms near the bottom edge of the image it seems likely that in
other cases monograms and numbers have been cropped from the prints.
English captions are pencilled on the mounts.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Waterfalls -- India
Temples -- India
Ghats (Architecture) -- India
Fortification -- India
India -- Description and travel
Albumen prints -- India -- 19th century
Photograph albums -- India -- 19th century
Cartes-de-visite -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Photographs, Original
Views of India album,
between 1857 and 1863
Views of India album (digitized version)
Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet(1 box)
Arrangement
In original order.
Scope and Contents
The album contains 54 views of central and northern India that appear to have been taken by a skilled amateur photographer.
box 1, page front endpapers
Front endpapers 2017.R.35-fe
box 1, page front free endpaper verso
Verso of front free endpaper 2017.R.35-fev
box 1, page fly leaf - recto
Fly-leaf 2017.R.35-f
Scope and Contents
Dedication on flyleaf: To the Revd. Edward Cole, M.A. / from Edmund & William Bellairs, / in memory of a kind deed. / October,
1863. Two cartes-de-visite are associated with the fly leaf. The carte-de-visite adhered below the dedication portrays a seated
man with a young girl standing between his legs, and has a handwritten caption attached to its lower edge which reads: Capt.
E. H. Bellows & Cassandra. The second carte-de-viste, inserted at the page opening, is a portrait of an unidentified man seated
at a desk and writing in a book. The photographer's imprint on its verso reads: Mason & Co. / 28, Old Bond Street, London
/ 9 Promenade Villas, Cheltenham / 20 St. Giles Street, Norwich.
box 1, page 1st blank page
box 1, page 2nd blank page
box 1, page 1 recto
Chachai Waterfalls, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-1r
box 1, page 2 recto
Poowah Waterfalls, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-2r
box 1, page 3 recto
Kajrāhā Temples, Chutterpore State, C.I. 2017.R.35-3r
Scope and Contents
Khajuraho, Chhatapur district.
box 1, page 4 recto
Bhadaura Temples, Churkhance State, C.I. 2017.R.35-4r
box 1, page 5 recto
Chunar Fort, Mirzapore Dist. 2017.R.35-5r
Scope and Contents
Chunar Fort, also known as Chandrakanta Chunarghar or Charanadri, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh.
box 1, page 6 recto
Gatēhri, Chutterpore, C.I. 2017.R.35-6r
box 1, page 7 recto
Gateway of Nawab's Palace, Banda 2017.R.35-7r
box 1, page 8 recto
The Baradari, Seonda Fort nr. Banda 2017.R.35-8r
Scope and Contents
Datia era fort near Seondha, Madhya Pradesh.
box 1, page 9 recto
The Nagode Chief in Durbar 2017.R.35-9r
box 1, page 10 recto
Head of the Keontee Waterfall, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-10r
Scope and Contents
Keoti Falls, Rewa district, Uttar Pradesh.
box 1, page 11 recto
The Mohani Temple & Street, Mirzapore 2017.R.35-11r
Scope and Contents
Mohini temple, Mirzapur. Numbered in negative: 23; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 12 recto
The Naiabakri Ke Hareli, Kalinjir Fort 2017.R.35-12r
box 1, page 13 recto
Gateway of the Doorgah, Chunar 2017.R.35-13r
Scope and Contents
Gate to Shah Qasim Sulaiman's tomb. Numbered in negative: 6; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 14 recto
Bamboos near Sohawul, C.I. 2017.R.35-14r
Scope and Contents
Numbers in negative are cropped off: 15?
box 1, page 15 recto
Kotwali Well, Mirzapore 2017.R.35-15r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 20; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 16 recto
Luchminaram's Ghat, Mirzapore 2017.R.35-16r
Scope and Contents
Pakka Ghat.
box 1, page 17 recto
Niagwrhi Falls, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-17r
Scope and Contents
Annotation on mount: 360 ft.
box 1, page 18 recto
Kot Tirth Tank, Kalinjar Fort 2017.R.35-18r
box 1, page 19 recto
Below the Chachai Falls, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-19r
box 1, page 20 recto
Gopal Sagar, Kalinjar Village 2017.R.35-20r
box 1, page 21 recto
Bharigarh, Old Fort Gateway 2017.R.35-21r
Scope and Contents
Bhanghar? Annotation on mount: A.D. 200. Numbered in negative: 99.
box 1, page 22 recto
The Mohani Temple &c. at Mirzapore 2017.R.35-22r
Scope and Contents
Mohini temple. Monogram in negative: WM.
box 1, page 23 recto
Doorova Ghat, Nagode & Banda Road 2017.R.35-23r
box 1, page 24 recto
Causeway over the Beylun River, Great Deccan Road 2017.R.35-24r
box 1, page 25 recto
Beylun River Causeway 2017.R.35-25r
box 1, page 26 recto
Part of the Old College, Seonda Fort nr. Banda 2017.R.35-26r
box 1, page 27 recto
Bhadaura Temples 2017.R.35-27r
box 1, page 28 recto
Madhogurh Fort, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-28r
Scope and Contents
Madhogarh Fort, Rewah. Numbered in negative: 62; with monogram: WM. Components of the fort complex are also noted in annotations
on the mount.
box 1, page 29 recto
Sohawul Fort, C.I. 2017.R.35-29r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 44; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 30 recto
Bharighar, the New Town 2017.R.35-30r
Scope and Contents
Bhanghar?
box 1, page 31 recto
Baba Manda Ke Mandil, Banda 2017.R.35-31r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 86; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 32 recto
Interior of Madhogurh Fort, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-32r
box 1, page 33 recto
Kajrāhā Temples, Chutterpore, C.I. 2017.R.35-33r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 115; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 34 recto
Patarkechar Fort, C.I. 2017.R.35-34r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 143; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 35 recto
Rewah Survey, Secondary Station at Kalinjir Fort 2017.R.35-35r
box 1, page 36 recto
Holy Place in Baba Manda Ke Mandil, Banda 2017.R.35-36r
box 1, page 37 recto
Temples at the Bharia Ghat, Mirzapore 2017.R.35-37r
Scope and Contents
Burrier (Bariya) Ghat, Mirzapur. Numbered in negative: 14; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 38 recto
Katehra, Chutterpore, C.I. 2017.R.35-38r
box 1, page 39 recto
Punnah Rajah's Palace, at Punnah, C.I. 2017.R.35-39r
box 1, page 40 recto
Burgut Tree at Bharighar 2017.R.35-40r
Scope and Contents
Annotation continues: Tank built A.D. 1062. Numbered in negative: 97; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 41 recto
Mackinnon's House, the Old Brewery, Mussoorie, N.W.P. 2017.R.35-41r
box 1, page 42 recto
Old Walls at Bharighar 2017.R.35-42r
Scope and Contents
Annotation continues: Built about A.D. 200.
box 1, page 43 recto
Our Garden at Kingscraig, Mussorie [sic] 2017.R.35-43r
Scope and Contents
Annotation in left margin: W. H. L. & / W. G. M. / made here / F. E.
box 1, page 44 recto
Pau Gardens at Raipoor, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-44r
box 1, page 45 recto
Gooraia, on the River Touse, Rewah 2017.R.35-45r
Scope and Contents
Faint annotation on mount in a second hand: Scene on the douse at Gooraia Mewahli. Numbered in negative: 20 (?, cutoff); with
monogram: MW.
box 1, page 46 recto
Banda Church 2017.R.35-46r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 80.
box 1, page 47 recto
Weighing Cotton at the Nahr Ghat, Mirzapore 2017.R.35-47r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 18; with monogram: WM.
box 1, page 48 recto
Kajraha Temple 2017.R.35-48r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 111; with monogram WM.
box 1, page 49 recto
Kumhow Talao, Kalinjir Fort 2017.R.35-49r
Scope and Contents
Faint annotation on mount in a second hand: Kumbow, Salow, Kalinjr.
box 1, page 50 recto
Looking Down Stream from the Chachai Falls, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-50r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 66.
box 1, page 51 recto
Kalinjir Fort from the Distance 2017.R.35-52r
box 1, page 52 recto
Poorwa Waterfalls, Rewah, C.I. 2017.R.35-52r
Scope and Contents
Purwa Falls, Rewa.
box 1, page 53 recto
Stone Idols 2017.R.35-53r
box 1, page 54 recto
Kirwee, Palace & Fort 2017.R.35-54r
box 1, page 55 recto - 90 recto
Blank pages 2017.R.35-55r_90r
box 1, page back endpapers
Back endpapers 2017.R.35-be
box 1, folder 1
Notes
Scope and Contents
Two notes from different hands and dates are also inserted in the album at the first blank page. The older note, written in
pencil on buff laid paper, describes the making of the Banda & Kirnie(?) prize money. The second, written in ink on blue paper
lists the accomplishments of Professor Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, the winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
