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Kulu and Kashmir travel photograph album, 1918-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
This collection captures what is likely a vacation of a British couple with their dog and at least one staff person through the region of Kulu and Kashmir from 1918 to 1919.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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India and England photograph album, 1927-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear_foot (1 volume and 1 folder)
Abstract:
This volume, probably created by a British citizen living in India as a result of military service, consists of more than 300 photographs taken from 1927 to 1942. Most of the photographs are set in the Assam state of India, though there are several pages filled with photographs of English villages. The album documents life for the British community in India during the first half of the 20th century.

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Razmak Brigade photograph album, 1930s (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This photograph album, created by an unidentified British soldier, contains pictures from the Razmak Brigade (located along the North West Frontier of India, near Afghanistan) during the 1930s, likely during the Waziristan campaign. The album documents the wartime realities and daily life of the soldiers and locals in the region.

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Frederick William Todd scrapbook, 1840-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 book (.025 linear foot)
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A scrapbook spanning the years from 1840-1850 kept by Frederick William Todd who was stationed in India with the East India Company Army.

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Joshua Pickersgill letters regarding the Third Anglo-Maratha War, 1818 march-november (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:
Joshua Pickersgill (1780-1818) was a British lieutenant in the Bengal Army under the East India Company during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (known at the time as the Third Mahratta War). These letters, addressed to "Sir" are dated between March 18 and August 7, 1818 and describe, in detail, military activities as they occurred.

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George Macartney papers, 1725-1805 (inclusive) 1780-1786 (bulk)

Extent:
25 boxes
Abstract:
Collection comprises correspondence, most of which are letters written to Macartney; contemporary copies of official documents, such as military accounts, intelligence reports, minutes, petitions, and bills/acts/treaties; and accounts and bookkeeping. The preponderance of the material concerns Macartney's tenure as governor of Madras.

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Photograph album by a British soldier, 1927-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
Photograph album kept by a British soldier who appears to be named Ricardo. There are 95 black-and-white snapshots taken in cities and towns of Pakistan, in what was named the North-West Frontier Province.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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