The 'Yarrows' - Simla

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
circa 1865 in India
maker:
Samuel Bourne
Albumen print by Samuel Bourne

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Albumen print by Samuel Bourne
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Albumen print by Samuel Bourne, mounted on original card/album page, titled 'The "Yarrows" - Simla". Image shows the "Yarrows" house in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, then-owned by the Rajah of Nahun. Possibly taken from "Peterhof", the house rented by the Governor General. The hill station of Shimla was a summer retreat for British citizens living in India during the Raj. The image was originally part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/16528
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 303 mm x 356 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Kodak Collection, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford