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Indian Architecture Photograph Collection, circa 1890s
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Indian Architecture Photograph Collection
- Dates
- circa 1890s (inclusive)18901900
- Quantity
- 15 photographic prints (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH0674
- Summary
- Photographs depicting various sites on the west coast of India, many of which are in or around Ahmadābād.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains fifteen large photographs depicting a variety of sites, including religious buildings such as temples, mosques, and shrines, as well as commercial and domestic architecture, on the west coast of India. Many of the sites depicted are in or around Ahmadābād. At least one of the photographs was taken by the well-known photographer Henry Cousens, who took many pictures of Indian architecture during the last few years of the 19th century.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| item | ||
| 1 | Bazaar, Ahmadābād, India | circa 1890s |
| 2 | Door of old palace used as jail, Ahmadābād, India | circa 1890s |
| 3 | Entrance to Jain temple, Ahmadābād, India | circa 1890s |
| 4 | Mosque, Ahmadābād, India | circa 1890s |
| 5 |
Mosque
Henry Cousens
(photographer)
|
circa 1890s |
| 6 | Interior of Jame Mosque | circa 1890s |
| 7 | Amber Palace | circa 1890s |
| 8 | Mobile shrine | circa 1890s |
| 9 |
Detail of
Mahajan's wada, Yeola, India
A wada is a type of dwelling.
|
circa 1890s |
| 10 | Mehta Nathmul's house with people and camel | circa 1890s |
| 11 |
Seventeenth-century housefront
Sign reads "Nilkanthrai Dayabhai L. M. and S."
|
circa 1890s |
| 12 | Building ruins | circa 1890s |
| 13 | Islamic building with people and street light | circa 1890s |
| 14 | Islamic building | circa 1890s |
| 15 | Street buildings and onlookers | circa 1890s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architecture, Islamic--India--Photographs
- Architecture, Jaina--India--Photographs
- Bazaars (Markets)--India--Photographs
- Dwellings--India--Photographs
- Mosques--India--Ahmadābād--Photographs
- Temples--India--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Ahmadābād (India)--Photographs
- India--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Architectural photographs
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Cousens, Henry, 1854-1934 (photographer)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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