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India (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7957 Collections and/or Records:

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Rustic scene and village life in Bengal, 1860 - 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022E/13
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287 x 236 mm. View looking across a tank and a pond towards the thatched huts of a village, with a bullock and two Indians posed among the palm trees in the foreground. Bourne no. 1735.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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Rustic scene and village life in Bengal, 1860 - 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022E/14
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316 x 195 mm. View looking across a pond towards the thatched huts of the village, with Indian figures posed at the water's edge. Duplicate at Y3022G/59. Bourne no. 1738.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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Rustic scene in Bengal, 1860 - 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022E/11
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279 x 227 mm. View looking across a palm lined pool towards the thatched houses of an Indian village, with a flat-roofed brick building in European style in the centre. Bourne no. 1731.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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S. E. Pavilion of Gunga Temple, Bharatpur, 1880 - 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022K/5
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205 x 129 mm. General view of the pavilion, a square, open-sided construction with three multifoil arches on each facade and a terrace roof which projects over the facades and is supported on curved brackets. Numbered '1896'.

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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S & T [Supply and Transport?] Sports , 1909-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022BBB/103
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Large group, some named.

Dates: 1909-03
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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Sacred Cow at Hardwar, 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/753
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Quarter-plate (landscape format). (Deformity - a bone from the hump ending in two extra horns).

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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Sacrifice at Monkey Temple, Benares [i.e. Varanasi], 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC India/59
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Monochrome postcards. The geographical locations of the cards, together with their publishers, breakdown thus:1-9 Calcutta (various anonymous publishers)10-57 Agra (K. Lall and Co.)58-59 Benares (also known as Varanasi - Saeed Bros.)60-75 Lucknow (Omaid Singh and Sons)76-91 Delhi (Lal Chand and Sons, Dariba, Delhi)92-123 Lahore and Amritsar (Punjab Religious Book Society, Lahore)124-129 Burma130-135 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) coloured (Plate and...
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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Sadat Ali Shah's Mausoleum, first King of Oude, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022L/55
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281x225mm. Showing the entrance to the mausoleum, an archway surmounted by two lions and flanked by small domed gatehouses. The dome of the tomb can be seen in the distance. There appears to be some confusion in the title: this view is presumably taken from Neill Road and shows the tomb of Saadat Ali Khan (reigned 1798-1814). The first king of Oudh, Saadat Khan (reigned 1732-39) died and was buried at Delhi.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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Saddhus at Hardwar, 1908-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/754
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Quarter-plate (landscape format). (The two squatting figures in the foreground). Naga (Query, is this another name for them?) bodies covered with white ashes and hair brown through rubbing with ashes. (Fisher). [The Nagas comprise a number of peoples inhabiting the mountainous area of Assam's eastern border with Burma].

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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Saddiq Kalu Khan, Nawab (c 1889-), 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/68
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102 x 145 mm. Nawab of Mahammadgarh 1910-. Full length seated portrait.

Dates: 1911
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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Sadhu at the Kumbh Mela, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/2/4/26
Scope and Contents

83 x 57 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1966
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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Sadhu at the Kumbh Mela, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/2/4/27
Scope and Contents

83 x 57 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1966
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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Sadhu on thorn bed at the Kumbh Mela, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/2/4/25
Scope and Contents

83 x 57 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1966
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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Safdar Jang Tomb, Delhi, 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC India/87
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The printed caption on the reverse reads: 'Safdar Jang Tomb Delhi, the minister of Ahmed Shah. Founded by his son Shuja Uddaula in 1753 A.D.'.

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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Safdar Jung, 1936 - 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/12/37
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95 x 80 mm.

Dates: 1936 - 1938
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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Safety first, 1900 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022UUUU/20
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215 x 140 mm. Indian street scene.

Dates: 1900 - 1950
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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[Sailing boat on Ganges], 1906-02-19 - 1906-02-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 8/200
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: 1906-02-19 - 1906-02-22
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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[Sailing vessels at anchor in shallow water], 1899 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022V/89
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72 x 40 mm.

Dates: 1899 - 1901
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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Saiyid Gulam Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab (-1922), 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/129
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122 x 174 mm. Nawab of Banganpalle (Madras) 1908-22. Full length standing portrait.

Dates: 1911
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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Salem, a prize bull, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022P/52
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Circular image 72 mm diameter. Showing an Indian keeper with a large, mottled bull at Salem, 170 miles SW of Madras.

Dates: 1901
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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Salem Chistis Tomb Fatepur [i.e. Fatehpur] Sikri

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 6/177
Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...
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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Salivahan, Maharawal (1887 -1914), 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/36
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115 x 175 mm. Maharawal of Jaisalmer; succeeded 1891. Head and shoulders portrait.

Dates: 1911
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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Salon, 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302M/61
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80 x 55 mm. Similar to Y302M/28.

Dates: 1933
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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Salt Hill, Darjeeling -Married from there 1894-Col. J. G. Lindsay's R.E. house, 1871 - 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022S/13
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285 x 220 mm. View showing three European figures posed in front of ‘Salt Hill’ bungalow with Indian servants grouped in the background. Salt Hill was situated in the southern part of the main town and is marked on the map of Darjeeling in the 1909 edition of Murray’s handbook for India. The first phrase of the caption appears to be contemporary with the compilation of the album (1870s), the remainder added by another hand at a later date.

Dates: 1871 - 1894
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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Saman Burj or Jasmine Tower in Fort; boudoir of Chief Sultana, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022L/18
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268x210 mm. View showing the verandah, columns and screen of inlaid marble at the entrance to the Saman Burj (more properly 'Musamman' meaning octagon, and corrupted to Jasmine). This pavilion, which adjoins the Diwan-i-khas and overlooks the Jumna, was the residence of the Chief Sultana. Photographer unknown, possibly Sache, - , fl 1879-1899.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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).