Janus: Royal Colonial Institute Competition Album of Indian views

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Y3022X	Royal Colonial Institute Competition Album of Indian views
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Y3022YY	Tom Salkield Delhi Album 1905-1916
Y3022Z	Margaret Best Indian Album 1919-1920
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Royal Colonial Institute Competition Album of Indian views

Title	Royal Colonial Institute Competition Album of Indian views
Reference	GBR/0115/Y3022X
Creator	Unknown
Covering Dates	Jan. 1925-Nov. 1928 (The album can be dated between January 1925, when Sir Atul Chatterjee came to London as High Commissioner, and November 1928, when the Royal Colonial Institute became the Royal Empire Society.)
Extent and Medium	50 images in 1 volume; The album is in very poor condition due to water damage. The album pages are curled by damp, but the photographs are otherwise in good condition.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Photographer unknown.

An album containing sepia prints, each 200 x 150 mm. The prints show general views of Indian scenes and architecture. The cover is lettered 'Royal Colonial Institute Album Competition. Presented by the Government of India'. Inside is an inscription: 'These photographs, illustrating life and scenes in India, are presented in the hope that they will help to make the land and the people of the Indian Empire better known and understood. [signed] Atul C. Chatterjee High Commissioner for India'. The prints are captioned in white ink.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Royal Colonial Institute Competition Album of Indian views, Y3022X

Further information

Indexed

KS.

This collection is available on microfiche: South Asia, fiche numbers 54-56.

Index Terms

Asia

India

Chatterjee, Atul Chandra (b 1874)

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