| Title |
Photographs of myself 1866 - circa 1940 |
| Reference |
Y3011F |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1866-circa 1940 |
| Extent and Medium |
33 images in 1 file; Generally in good condition. |
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| Content and context |
A collection of loose prints (some mounted in folders) by various photographers, including Maull and Fox, Elliott and Fry, Lafayette and F.A. Swaine. The prints are of various sizes and are mostly formal studio portraits. The majority are dated (with a few anomalies) in Bell's hand. The approximate dates of the uncaptioned prints are enclosed in square brackets. |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This album and file are available on microfiche: General Collections, fiche numbers 7-8.
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| Index Terms |
| Bell, Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou (1864-1952) Knight, colonial governor |
| RCS/Y3011C-N/Y3011F contains: |
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1
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15 months [1866]. 92 x 142 mm. Cabinet portrait. Showing Bell as a child, seated on a cushion; 'aged 16 months' written on reverse.
Creator: Unknown.
Poor condition, some fading and dirt marks.. |
1866 |
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2
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12 yrs [1876-77]. 55 x 92 mm. Carte de visite. Half length full face portrait.
Creator: Ogier, E, fl 1870-1879, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall yellowing.. |
1876–1877 |
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3
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17 yrs [1882]. 31 x 41 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait on metal stuck on to a carte de visite.
Creator: Downer, Frederick, fl 1880-1889, photographer.
Fair condition.. |
1882 |
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4
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21 yrs [1885-86]. 102 x 143 mm. Full length portrait against a rustic backdrop. Cabinet portrait.
Creator: Petit, Pierre, fl 1880-1889, photographer.
Fair condition, overall yellowing and some fading.. |
1885–1886 |
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5
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23 yrs [1887-88]. 101 x 146 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait. Cabinet portrait.
Creator: Petit, Pierre, fl 1880-1889, photographer.
Poor condition, overall yellowing and blemishes.. |
1887–1888 |
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6
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29 yrs [1893-94]. 98 x 146 mm, vignetted. Head and shoulders quarter profile portrait.
Creator: Unknown.
Fair condition, some staining and spotting.. |
1893–1894 |
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7
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1894. Aged 29. 100 x 144 mm, vignetted. Cabinet portrait. Head and shoulders full face portrait.
Creator: Maull and Fox.
Poor condition, fading and some blemishes.. |
1894 |
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8
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[Aged 35 years]. 102 x 148 mm, vignetted. Cabinet portrait. Head and shoulders full face portrait. Signed 'H. Hesketh Bell. Jan. 1899'.
Creator: Lafayette.
Good condition.. |
Jan. 1899 |
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9
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[Aged 35 years]. 101 x 143 mm, vignetted. Head and shoulders full face portrait marked, presumably erroneously, 'Aged 24'.
Creator: Lafayette.
Fair condition, some staining.. |
Jan. 1899 |
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10
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[Aged 35 years]. 101 x 148 mm. Cabinet portrait. Head and shoulders full face portrait. Marked '29 years' on print and 'Aged 34' on reverse.
Creator: Lafayette.
Fair condition, a few stains and blemishes.. |
Jan. 1899 |
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11
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35 yrs [1899-1900]. 100 x 145 mm. Three quarter length portrait in civil service uniform. Cabinet portrait.
Creator: Lafayette.
Good condition, apart from a few small tears around edges.. |
1899–1900 |
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12
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38 yrs [1903]. 92 x 134 mm. Oval. Head and shoulders full face portrait of Bell in uniform and wearing the C.M.G. (awarded 1903). Also marked in pencil at bottom of print 'aged 39'. Dismounted cabinet portrait, probably by Lafayette.
Creator: Lafayette.
Good condition, apart from small tear at edge.. |
1903 |
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13
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[Aged 38 years]. 94 x 134 mm. Oval. Head and shoulders profile portrait of Bell in uniform and wearing the C.M.G. Cabinet portrait.
Creator: Lafayette.
Good condition.. |
1903 |
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14
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[1919. Aged 54]. 126 x 195 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait of Bell in uniform. Written in the top right hand corner is '45 yrs' but this is evidently incorrect since it would date the print to 1910 at the latest and Bell is here seen wearing the Coronation Medal of 1911.
Creator: Swaine, F A, fl 1919-1938, photographer.
Good condition, apart from bend in top right hand corner.. |
1919 |
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15
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60 yrs [1924-25]. 103 x 193 mm. Full length seated portrait in uniform.
Creator: ? Elliott and Fry.
Fair condition, slight overall yellowing and some glue marks on print.. |
1924–1925 |
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16
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69 yrs [1933-34]. 101 x 114 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait.
Creator: Swaine, F A, fl 1919-1938, photographer.
Fair condition.. |
1933–1934 |
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17
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[?1930's]. 83 x 134 mm. A full length portrait showing Bell standing in a garden. Location unknown.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition.. |
1930–1939 |
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18
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[circa 1903]. 197 x 143 mm. Three quarter length portrait, in uniform and wearing the C.M.G.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Good condition.. |
circa 1903 |
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19
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[circa 1903]. 97 x 143 mm. Head and shoulders portrait in uniform and wearing the C.M.G.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Good condition.. |
circa 1903 |
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20
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Aged 36 [1900-01]. 101 x 145 mm. Three quarter length portrait in civilian clothes.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Good condition.. |
1900–1901 |
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21
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[circa 1908]. 123 x 202 mm. Full length portrait in uniform and wearing the C.M.G. and K.C.M.G. 'Photo Mezzotint'.
Creator: Lafayette.
Good condition.. |
circa 1908 |
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22
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[circa 1908]. 127 x 200 mm. Full length portrait in uniform and wearing the C.M.G. and K.C.M.G.
Creator: Lafayette.
Good condition.. |
circa 1908 |
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23
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1919. Aged 54. 144 x 195 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait of Bell in uniform.
Creator: Swaine, F A, fl 1919-1938, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1919 |
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24
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[circa 1925]. 168 x 244 mm. Full length portrait in uniform.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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25
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[circa 1925]. 168 x 244 mm. Full length portrait, in uniform.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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26
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[circa 1930]. 163 x 247 mm. Full length portrait, in uniform and wearing the robes of the G.C.M.G.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Good condition.. |
circa 1930 |
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27
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[circa 1930]. 182 x 241 mm. Full length seated portrait, in uniform.
Creator: Swaine, F A, fl 1919-1938, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight yellowing.. |
circa 1930 |
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28
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Aged 57 [1922]. 143 x 192 mm. Half length, half profile portrait of Bell, in civilian suit and seated in a chair.
Creator: James Russell and Sons.
Good condition.. |
1922 |
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29
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1922. Aged 57. 137 x 138 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait.
Creator: James Russell and Sons.
Good condition.. |
1922 |
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30
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[Aged 69 years, 1933-34]. 120 x 130 mm, vignetted. Head and shoulders full face portrait.
Creator: Swaine, F A, fl 1919-1938, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1933–1934 |
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31
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[circa 1940]. 138 x 189 mm. Full face head and shoulders portrait.
Creator: Lafayette.
Fair condition, some overall yellowing.. |
circa 1940 |
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32
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[circa 1940]. 139 x 191 mm. Half length, full face, seated portrait.
Creator: Lafayette.
Fair condition, some yellowing and slight chemical staining.. |
circa 1940 |
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33
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[circa 1908]. 105 x 177 mm. An autochrome (coloured transparency on glass) portrait of Bell in full uniform wearing the C.M.G. and K.C.M.G. The transparency is mounted in a wooden frame hinged to a mirror which reflects light through the transparency for better viewing.
Creator: ? Lafayette.
Good condition.. |
circa 1908 |
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