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A collection of programmes, invitations, menus, photographs and other material issued in connection with the Royal Visit to India during 1905-1906.

Scope and Contents 291 x 215 mm. Group portrait of seven Thugs seated cross-legged on a woven carpet. The inclusion of the carpet in the photograph, and the age of the sitters, makes it appear likely that this photograph was taken at the Jubbulpor School of Industry. This institution was founded by (Sir) William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856) to give employment to ex-Thugs and their dependents and, amongst other productions, was noted for the excellence of its carpets. The practice of ritual murder and robbery...

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238 x 186 mm. View looking towards a pile of huge rocks, with two figures seated on a makeshift platform in the shade of a large boulder.

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289 x 231 mm. Unsigned but probably by Samuel Bourne.

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An undated series of postcards depicting artwork and scenes from Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India and Malaysia. The postcards are undated but probably originate from the 1970s or 1980s.

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236 x 184 mm. View looking across the river towards a bungalow standing at the top of the cliffs. The Marble Rocks are a gorge of the Narbada River a few miles WSW of Jubbulpore. Certain parts of the magnesium limestone cliffs are carved with 12th century inscriptions and sculptures.

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240 x 179 mm. View looking along the Narbada River towards the dak bungalow overlooking the gorge. For a note on the Marble Rocks, see Y3022CC. Photographer unknown, but possibly Samuel Bourne’s ‘The bungalow, Marble Rocks, from up the river, Jubbulpore’ (no. 1684).

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298 x 234 mm. Duplicate of Y3022I/77.

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240 x 176 mm. General view of the railway bridge over the River Warbada near Jubulpur, a girder bridge resting on masonry spans.