Indian Architecture Photograph Collection, circa 1890s
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Bazaar, Ahmadābād, India, circa 1890s
- Door of old palace used as jail, Ahmadābād, India, circa 1890s
- Entrance to Jain temple, Ahmadābād, India, circa 1890s
- Mosque, Ahmadābād, India, circa 1890s
- Mosque, circa 1890s
- Interior of Jame Mosque, circa 1890s
- Amber Palace, circa 1890s
- Mobile shrine, circa 1890s
- Detail of Mahajan's wada, Yeola, India, circa 1890s
- Mehta Nathmul's house with people and camel, circa 1890s
- Seventeenth-century housefront, circa 1890s
- Building ruins, circa 1890s
- Islamic building with people and street light, circa 1890s
- Islamic building, circa 1890s
- Street buildings and onlookers, circa 1890s
- Names and Subjects
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 Description
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Bazaar, Ahmadābād, IndiaDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 1
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Description: Door of old palace used as jail, Ahmadābād, IndiaDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 2
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Description: Entrance to Jain temple, Ahmadābād, IndiaDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 3
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Description: Mosque, Ahmadābād, IndiaDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 4
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Dates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 5
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Description: Interior of Jame MosqueDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 6
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Description: Amber PalaceDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 7
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Description: Mobile shrineDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 8
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Dates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 9
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Description: Mehta Nathmul's house with people and camelDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 10
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Dates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 11
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Description: Building ruinsDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 12
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Description: Islamic building with people and street lightDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 13
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Description: Islamic buildingDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 14
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Description: Street buildings and onlookersDates: circa 1890sContainer: Item 15
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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