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Jute Production in Bengal, circa 1900

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022KK

Scope and Contents

Collection consisting of 6 x 6 cm copy negatives from original prints. The original photographs are in four volumes, entitled; Jute (cultivation and preparation), Jute (assorting and baling), Jute (its manufacture), and Jute (baling for export). Original photographs by Johnston and Hoffman, copy negatives made by John Falconer.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900

Creator

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).

Extent

89 item(s) (89 images) : negative

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The original photographs were loaned for copying by Paul Fort, August 1984.

Related Materials

For a note on the firm Johnston and Hoffman see Y3022AA.

General

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

Originator(s)

Falconer, John, b 1951, Curator of photographs, British Library

Includes index.
Date
2004-03-11 11:17:27+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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