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Indian Architecture Photograph Collection, circa 1890s

Overview of the Collection

Title
Indian Architecture Photograph Collection
Dates
circa 1890s (inclusive)
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
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

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.

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Languages
English
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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.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

The photographs formerly belonged to the Santa Barbara Free Public Library's collection.

Acquisition Information

Source: Jerry Parmer Booksellers, 1990.

Processing Note

Processed by Scott Forland, 2003; Beck Prigot, 2015. Processing completed in 2015.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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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

  • Personal Names

    • Cousens, Henry, 1854-1934 (photographer)

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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