Royal Commonwealth Society, London, photograph collection / editor, John Falconer.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Royal Commonwealth Society.

Contributor:

Falconer, John, 1951-

Inter Documentation Company.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Subjects (All):

Royal Commonwealth Society--Photograph collections.

Royal Commonwealth Society.

Royal Commonwealth Society--Catalogs.

Photograph collections.

Catalogs.

Great Britain--Colonies--Description and travel.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

Commonwealth countries--Description and travel.

Commonwealth countries.

Photograph collections--England--London.

England--London.

Physical Description:

approximately 808 microfiches : chiefly illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm + 1 guide (ii, 32 pages ; 29 cm)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Royal Commonwealth Society photograph collection

Photograph collection

Place of Publication:

Zug, Switzerland : IDC, 1986.

Summary:

Microfiche reproduction of the collection which consists of 45,000 historical photographs documenting British imperial expansion and consolidation.

Contents:

General collections (H 3200)

Middle East (H 3201)

Asia (H 3202)

South Asia (H 3203)

South East Asia (H 3204)

East Asia (H 3205)

Australasia (H 3206)

Oceania (H 3207)

Africa (H 3208)

South America/Carribean (H 3209)

Canada (H-3210)

Arctic (H 3211)

Portrait index (HIA 3200)

Photographer index (HIB 3200)

Catalogue (HI 3200-HI 3211)

Guide (HI 3212)

Notes:

Title from guide.

"Catalogue (on microfiche) for the majority of the more important collections detailed information is given about each photograph including size and condition ... description, identification and historical backgrounds"--P. ii, guide (printed).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.