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Portraits, circa 1900s

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011W

Scope and Contents

A collection of loose prints with captions on the reverse, which have been recorded as found. The photographs, which are of various sizes, are portraits of people from Africa, the West Indies and Australia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900 - 1909

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Photographers unknown (prints 2-6 are from the West India Committee collection).

Extent

1 file(s) (7 images in 1 file)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was found in Sir Godfrey Lagden's file in the Royal Commonwealth Society strongroom.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: General Collections, fiche numbers 34.

Bibliography

Print 1 is reproduced facing p.59 in: Lagden, Godfrey (1924), 'The native races of the Empire', London: W. Collins. The other prints were presumably collected for possible inclusion, but discarded.

General

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Includes index.
Date
2003-07-29 15:56:45+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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