Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Milton S. Eisenhower Library South Asian Architecture Photograph Collection, [graphic]

Summary

Collection ID:
FSA.A1989.01
Creators:
Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Dates:
ca. 1900 - ca. 1920
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
255 Photographic prints
2.5 Cubic feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The photographs document prehistoric through 17th century A.D. architecture in India, Java, and Burma (now Myanmar), including religious and secular structures and engineered works. There are also landscapes showing the sites of early structures in Kashmir. Structures shown include bridges, Buddhist temples (with sculptures), dwellings (such as caves and huts), pagodas, ruins, and walls (with sculpture). The photographs also include an informal portrait of a young girl, group portraits of men and women washing in the Ganges River, and some contemporary landscape shots. Some items with description, location, and name of building or site. The collection is compiled from photographs taken by various photography studios, including Johnston and Hoffman and Lala Deen Dayal and Sons.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Organized by photography studio, then by original photograph number.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University Gift; 1989.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Citation
Milton S. Eisenhower Library South Asian Architecture Photographs. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, 1989.

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
FSA A1989.01


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Architecture -- India Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architecture -- Burma Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architecture -- Java Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
India Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Java Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kashmir (India) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burma Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albumen prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Collodion printing-out paper prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Platinum Prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lala Deen Dayal & Sons Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johnston & Hoffman Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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