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246 x 194 mm. View of the temple and surrounding buildings, probably from the SE.

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245 x 195 mm. View looking towards the summit of the hill, with Indians posed among the rocks in the foreground. The building on the summit of the hill appears to be the Malabar Government House, situated on the southern point of the Malabar promontory and with fortifications beneath it connected with the harbour defences. For a history and description of the residence see Edwardes, vol 3, p 291 – 293.

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250 x 199 mm. View of the Grant Medical College from the Parel Road. A T-shaped building in the Gothic style with pointed windows and turrets at each corner, the college was founded in memory of Sir Robert Grant (Governor of Bombay 1835-38). The foundation stone was laid in 1843 and the building opened in 1845; it stands in the grounds of the Jamsetji Jijibhoy Hospital.

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195 x 246 mm. View looking up a steep flight of steps between two rows of houses towards the dome of a temple.

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...

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247 x 196 mm. View looking north eastwards across Black Bay, with Indian sailing vessels at anchor, large stockpiles of felled timber on the foreshore and the houses of north Bombay in the distance. The hills on the Indian mainland can be seen in the distance. The Grant Medical College can be made out in the right background. Reproduced in Edwardes, vol 2, p 165 and there dated c 1860.

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Album containing prints, of a total size of 300 x 185 mm. (actual print surface 260 x 165 mm.), on linen hinges bound by the India Office Library. Includes typed list of contents bound in at the beginning of the album.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains photographs ranging in size from 85 x 70 mm to 290 x 235 mm bound in a black leather album with 'Indian Tour 1911-1912' on the front cover. This records the visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Taken by various photographers, it appears to have been the personal record of the King or Queen, and covers the outward voyage from Portsmouth via Port Said, Suez, and Aden to Bombay, a detailed record of the Durbar and other events in Delhi, shooting in Nepal, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains photographs ranging in size from 85 x 70 mm to 290 x 235 mm bound in a black leather album with 'Indian Tour 1911-1912' on the front cover. This records the visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Taken by various photographers, it appears to have been the personal record of the King or Queen, and covers the outward voyage from Portsmouth via Port Said, Suez, and Aden to Bombay, a detailed record of the Durbar and other events in Delhi, shooting in Nepal, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains photographs ranging in size from 85 x 70 mm to 290 x 235 mm bound in a black leather album with 'Indian Tour 1911-1912' on the front cover. This records the visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Taken by various photographers, it appears to have been the personal record of the King or Queen, and covers the outward voyage from Portsmouth via Port Said, Suez, and Aden to Bombay, a detailed record of the Durbar and other events in Delhi, shooting in Nepal, the...

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King George replying to the welcoming address by Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, President of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.

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246 x 196 mm. View looking across the tank (one of the few remaining in modern Bombay) towards the houses and temple spires and domes on the farther side. The tank (also known as the Banganga Tank) is situated on Malabar Hill.

Scope and Contents 194 x 246 mm. View looking across the tank towards the dwellings on the farther side, with the temple beyond. Dedicated to Walkeshwar, the Sand Lord, this temple was destroyed by either Muhammadans or the Portuguese and this building, built of stone and surmounted by a tall carved dome, was erected c 1715 by Rama Kamat, a member of the Gaud Sarasvat or Shenvi community. A flourishing Brahmin community grouped itself in the area and, as protected against the brigands for whom Malabar Hill was...

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...

Scope and Contents An undated 16 mm, black-and-white cinefilm, without sound. Written on the film can is ‘Bombay, Ceylon, Burma, Singapore, Karachi’.0 - 12sec. A view of a ship in full sail, as seen from another vessel.12sec - 22sec. Number of men dragging a small (fishing?) boat (an outrigger canoe) into the sea.22sec - 47sec. Youth climbing a tall palm tree, and coming back down.47sec - 49sec. Some people paddling along the shoreline.49sec - 55sec. Man wearing an ornate...

Scope and Contents 0 - 12sec. A view of a ship in full sail, as seen from another vessel.12sec - 22sec. Number of men dragging a small (fishing?) boat (an outrigger canoe) into the sea.22sec - 47sec. Youth climbing a tall palm tree, and coming back down.47sec - 49sec. Some people paddling along the shoreline.49sec - 55sec. Man wearing an ornate headdress, long necklace and tapping a drum-like instrument (?) whilst turning in circles.55sec - 59sec. River scene, with boats.59sec - 1...

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...

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Shows H.M.S. Terrible, Hermes and Renown.

Scope and Contents Contains hand-coloured prints, 196 x 140 mm., each set in a deep mount with title in gold lettering below and bound in a dark green padded untitled album. The printed title page of this album indicates its purpose. 'The Ships of the Royal Indian Tour coaled in Bombay in the fastest manner possible and Uniqe record for speed established on H.M.S. Terrible while equipping for the return voyage, by J.F. Karaka and Co., Bombay coaling contractors to His Majesty's Navy. The achievement was...

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Contains prints, of various sizes, mounted in an album bound in red half-leather inscribed on the front cover 'Photographs: Royal Tour in India: Bombay and Indore. Raja Deen Dayal and Sons. State Photographers' and with the Prince of Wales Emblem above. All prints have typed captions.

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233 x 182 mm. View from one of the docks looking out towards shipping anchored in Bombay Harbour. The breakwaters in the foreground are piled with sacks of cotton in the process of being loaded onto small sailing vessels.

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265 x 200 mm. No. 1021.

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Contains prints, of various sizes, mounted in an album bound in red half-leather inscribed on the front cover 'Photographs: Royal Tour in India: Bombay and Indore. Raja Deen Dayal and Sons. State Photographers' and with the Prince of Wales Emblem above. All prints have typed captions.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains hand-coloured prints, 196 x 140 mm., each set in a deep mount with title in gold lettering below and bound in a dark green padded untitled album. The printed title page of this album indicates its purpose. 'The Ships of the Royal Indian Tour coaled in Bombay in the fastest manner possible and Uniqe record for speed established on H.M.S. Terrible while equipping for the return voyage, by J.F. Karaka and Co., Bombay coaling contractors to His Majesty's Navy. The achievement was...

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250 x 200 mm. Indian figure leaning against broken column in foreground and the Linga Chapel (see Y3022D/45) in the shadows beyond.