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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:

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The Sabwa's Villa, 1907-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 2/319
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. From across the Tank, Hsipaw.

Dates: 1907-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sacred Bo-Tree, Anuradhapura, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/79
Scope and Contents

Captioned 'No. 185' on the reverse.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sacred Ganges - temples at Benares, 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/14/19
Scope and Contents

78 x 52 mm.

Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sacred Ghat and Temple, Onkarjee, Mandhata, 1874 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022J/84
Scope and Contents

265 x 200 mm. No. 614?

Dates: 1874 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The ‘Saddle’ from Jalapahar, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022S/21
Scope and Contents

284 x 212 mm. View from Jalapahar, the southern section of Darjeeling, along the wooded hillside towards The Saddle, which is the ridge at the SE extremity of the Cantonment area.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Saddleback from Yan Chan Island, 1909-01 - 1909-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 20/4538
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). This island is united by a causeway with the mainland. [Saddleback in very misty background with boats on the water and on the foreground shore].

Dates: 1909-01 - 1909-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sagor in rear of Deeg [i. e. Dig] palaces, 1880 - 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022K/31
Scope and Contents

200 x 126 mm. View looking across the tank with the Gopal Bhawan Palace at the left. Numbered '1907'.

Dates: 1880 - 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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[The Sailor’s Home, Bombay], 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022GG/10
Scope and Contents

265 x 158 mm. View showing the ornate façade of the Royal Alfred Sailors’ Home which stands on the Apollo Bunder near the dockyard. Designed by F.W. Stevens (also responsible for the Victoria Terminus and the Municipal Buildings) in Gothic style with polychrome decorations and a sculptured figure of Neptune flanked by two mermaids on the pediment.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The salt pans, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 8/1096
Scope and Contents

Between Aden and Sheik Othman - an Italian Company. The [wind] mills are pumping water in to the pans.

Dates: 1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Salween River, Burma [i.e. Myanmar], 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC India/126
Scope and Contents

Showing a print of a painting. The painting is signed 'F.M. Muriel'. The postcard is printed by Sir Joseph Causton and Sons Ltd. Annotated 'B2' in bottom right-hand corner.

Dates: 1920 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The same child as in print 85 being fed by mother and nurse, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/1/85
Scope and Contents

89 x 63 mm. glossy print. Taken during the Visit of Bishop (Najib Cubain?) to the Nablus Hospital during the 1960s.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The same, from a part of the steps, 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/756
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Hundreds of big fish large-scaled here, sacred dark brownish-green : some with red gills. (Fisher).

Dates: 1908-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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(the same) [Hong Kong street], 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 19/4424
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate.

Dates: 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The same woman, 1908-01 - 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 4/524
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate. For colouring from painting.

Dates: 1908-01 - 1908-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Samrat Yantra at the Mon observatory, 1908-01 - 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 4/587
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. The building was erected by Raja Mon Singh about the year 1600 A.D., and was used as an observatory in the time of hs descendant Sawar Jaya Singh, the founder of Jaypore. The Samrat Yantra was for finding time and destination and hour angle of the heavanly bodies. (Fisher).

Dates: 1908-01 - 1908-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sanatorium. Tosari, 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/77
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...
Dates: 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sandeman Durbar Hall, 1906-03-10 - 1906-03-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 8/223
Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...
Dates: 1906-03-10 - 1906-03-16
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarafa. The Principal Street in Lushkar, 1905-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 17/25
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains prints, 290 x 235 mm (mounted on card) with printed captions are in a black leather bound album with 'Royal Visit to Gwalior, December 1905' on the cover; the Prince of Wales Feathers, the Arms of Gwalior and the Maharaja's signature 'M. Scindia Gwalior 1905' in metal are attached to the front cover.

Dates: 1905-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarai at Jamroud, 1908-02 - 1908-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 6/832
Scope and Contents

Half-plate (landscape format). This is where all caravans halt the night up or down. These men mostly Kabulis - note the bactrian (Central Asian) camels.

Dates: 1908-02 - 1908-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarawak Rangers, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/15
Scope and Contents 148 x 103 mm. View of the Sarawak Rangers on parade. The early history of this body is obscure: some sources give a date of 1862 for the formation of the Corps. In S. Baring-Gould and C.A. Bampfylde, ‘A history of Sarawak under its two White Rajahs 1839-1908 (London, 1909)’ p 376, however, it is stated that ‘the force was established in 1846 under a native officer of the Ceylon Rifles’. This discrepancy probably occurs since before 1872 the Rangers were known as the Sarawak Fortmen, an...
Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarawak Rangers, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/16
Scope and Contents

148 x 103 mm. Showing members of the force posed in the firing position in two ranks, a standing line formed behind a kneeling line.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarawak Rangers, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/20
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarawak Rangers, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/30
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarwan Nath Temple, 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/760
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate. View from above from roof of surrounding building (which is a pilgrims rest house) showing specially the Tarshoon (put always in the hand of Shiva) a bronze and iron pole.

Dates: 1908-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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The Sarwan Nath Temple, Hardwar, 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/759
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate. View from a gallery of the surrounding building.

Dates: 1908-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).