The Indian Amateur's Photographic Album
Bound volume
William Johnson
British, active India 1840s–1860s
William Henderson
British, active India, 1840s–1860s
The Indian Amateur's Photographic Album
1856-1858
Bound volume of albumen silver prints
Overall (closed): 21 7/16 × 15 3/8 × 2 15/16 in. (54.5 × 39 × 7.5 cm)
Purchase
1979.0065.0001-0160
DescriptionContains 74 albumen silver prints issued under the title The Indian Amateur's Photographic Album by William Johnson and William Henderson. Each sheet includes the bannerhead, issue number, month and year of publication, and descriptive captions for each photograph. Bound in green decorated morocco gilt with marbled endpapers, plates have been cut from spine.
Inscriptions Debossed in gilt on spine, TC: THE INDIAN \ AMATEUR'S \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ ALBUM
Inscribed in pencil on front endsheet verso, TLC: earliest publication of India \ 1856 [6 crossed out] 9?
Inscribed in pencil on front endsheet verso, TLC: earliest publication of India \ 1856 [6 crossed out] 9?
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