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Quarter-plate. At shrine of Nizam-ud-din, Aulia, near Delhi. On the steps stands a member of the family of the saint.

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Quarter-plate. At shrine of Nizam-ud-udin, Aulia, near Delhi. On the steps stands a member of the family of the saint.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints, of an approximate size of 80 x 100 mm, mounted on card, six to a page, in a padded black leather album inscribed on the cover India 1905-06 from C.C. and 'Photographs taken by Sir Charles Cust Bt. 1905-06' is written on the fly leaf in Queen Marys hand. Sir Charles Cust took this collection of amateur photographs while accompanying the Royal Party. Most of the photographs have elegant hand-written captiions, but these are not always very explicit - some portraying...

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The caption printed on the reverse reads: 'Interior View of the Diwan-i-Khas Fort Delhi where the inscription is written on the walls if there is Heaven upon Earth, Here it is, Here it is'.

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52 x 48 mm. A dog in a garden. The photograph is part of a set taken in Simla and Delhi, but there is no indication of which image relates to which location.

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74 x 63 mm. A dog in a garden, possibly at or near Delhi.

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53 x 53 mm. The photograph is part of a set taken in Simla and Delhi, but there is no indication of which image relates to which location.

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52 x 53 mm. The photograph is part of a set taken in Simla and Delhi, but there is no indication of which image relates to which location.

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54 x 53 mm. Three dogs in a garden.

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59 x 62 mm. Three dogs, two of which are eating from bowls, watched by two Indians.

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58 x 97 mm. A domed building, possibly at Delhi.

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340 x 100 mm.

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...

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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102 x 58 mm.

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52 x 76 mm.

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60 x 38 mm. A view of a garden, probably at No. 3 York Road.

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53 x 36 mm. A view of a garden, probably at No. 3 York Road.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints, of an approximate size of 80 x 100 mm, mounted on card, six to a page, in a padded black leather album inscribed on the cover India 1905-06 from C.C. and 'Photographs taken by Sir Charles Cust Bt. 1905-06' is written on the fly leaf in Queen Marys hand. Sir Charles Cust took this collection of amateur photographs while accompanying the Royal Party. Most of the photographs have elegant hand-written captiions, but these are not always very explicit - some portraying...

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100 x 55 mm. A large gateway at Delhi, with stone elephants on each side, and four people in the centre of the photograph.

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Half-plate. Nicholson Park, Delhi. [General John Nicholson (1821-1857) served his military career in the 27th Bengal Native Infantry and commanded the main storming party in the assault on Delhi on September 14 1857. He was shot through the chest during this encounter, and buried in front of the Kashmir Gate. He was the inspirer of a sect in Hazara who worshipped Nikkul Soyn between between 1848-1858].

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The caption printed on the reverse reads: 'General View of the Tombs of Sultan Nizam Uddin and Jahan Ara Begum, the faithful daughter of Emperor Shahjahan'.

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126 x 82 mm. A girl on a horse, with another horse in the background.

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139 x 89 mm.

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91 x 129 mm. A girl standing next to a horse.