Photograph album of Sir John Edge in Allahabad, India.
Published / Created:
India, ca. 1888-1894.
Physical Description:
1 album (120 photographs) : albumen prints ; album 32 x 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:13600392
Classification:
Photographs
Notes:
Sir John Edge (1841-1926) was Chief Justice of the High Court of North Western Provinces of British India in Allahabad (1886-1898), the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Allahabad (1887-1893), and a judicial member of the Council of India (1899-1908). “When chief justice of Allahabad he [Edge] was notably hospitable. He was proficient with rod, rifle, and gun, and was a keen alpinist” (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).
Subject Terms:
Edge, John, 1841–1926. | Edge, Laura, 1848–1936. | Edge, Ethel, 1869–1934. | Edge, Kathleen. | Edge, Helga, 1885–1976. | Edge, John, 1873–1896. | Great Britain. Army. King's Royal Rifle Corps. | India. Army. Allahabad Volunteer Rifles. | Kaiser-i-Hind (Ship) | British -- India. | Hunting -- India. | Tiger hunting -- India. | India -- Description and travel. | Allahabad (India) -- Description and travel. | Naini Tal (India) -- Description and travel. | Agra (India) -- Description and travel. | Suez Canal (Egypt)
Form/Genre:
Photographs. | Albumen prints. | Photograph albums. | Travel photography.