William Herbert Clydwn Llewellyn photograph albums : manuscript.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Llewellyn, William Herbert Clydwn, 1883-1976, photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Description and travel.

India.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

India--Photographs.

Genre:

photograph albums.

Photographs.

Manuscripts, English -- 20th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Antiquates Fine & Rare Books (Dorset, England), 2024.

Physical Description:

4 volumes (24 pages) ; 14 x 16 cm

Production:

India, circa 1902-1910.

Other Title:

Front cover : Kodak

Summary:

The William Herbert Clydwn Llewellyn photograph albums comprise four volumes containing a total of 79 photographs and 17 loose negatives depicting Llewellyn’s family, tourist sites in India, and horses and polo players. Volume 1 contains mostly family portraits and other photographs of people, including a couple that may be the Llewellyns (p. 1-2) and people rowing boats (p. 10-11), playing tennis (p. 12, 23), and polo (p. 24). Volume 2 contains mostly tourist-style photographs of architecture and monuments from India. The latter portion (p. 18-24) is blank. Examples include Gantaghar (Northbrook) clock tower in Delhi (p. 4), Jama Masjid in Delhi (p. 12-13), and the cross and ball from Delhi Church shot by mutineers in 1857 (p. 16). Volume 3 mostly contains photographs of dogs (p. 2-9) and horses (p. 10-15). The latter portion (p. 16-23) of the volume is blank with the exception of a family portrait at the end (p. 24). Volume 4 depicts polo players and their horses. Some are partially identified as Colonel King Hunter (laid in) and Elgee (p. 8).

Cited as:

William Herbert Clydwn Llewellyn Photograph Albums (Ms. Codex 20XX). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1572162888