[Connor, John Richard, Major, British Indian Army] (1908-1970). Historically Significant Album with ca. 510 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by Major John Richard Connor of British Indian Army during His Service in King George V’s Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, with Interesting Images of the Regiment’s Headquarters, Officers and Various Operations in Roorkee, Views of Hindustan-Tibet Road from Narkanda to Ropa Valley and Beyond (Numerous Rest Houses, Settlements, Himalayan Peaks and Valleys, Local People), Kashmir, Mt. Nanga Parbat, Road and Bridge Construction in the North-West Frontier Province (Jehangira, Akora, Haryankot), “Loe Agra Operations, 1935,” &c.
WITH: a Printed “Farewell Address to Major J.R. Connor, R.E. (Roorkee, 15 August 1942)” from “Subedar Mela Ram and Clerical Staff, Orderly Room, KGV’s O. Bengal S. & M. Group I.E.” Ca. 1931-1935.
[Sikandar Begum Of Bhopal] (1817-1868; Reign: 1860-68); Canning, Charles, John, 1st Earl Canning (1812-1862), Viceroy of India (1858-1862); Bruce, James, 8th Earl of Elgin & 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863), Viceroy of India (1862-1863). An Office Folder with Two Formal Autograph Letter Signed "Canning" and “Elgin & Kincardine,” Addressed to the Second Female Ruler of the Islamic Principality of Bhopal in Central India, Sikandar Begum, on Account of the Transfer of the Office of Viceroy of India from the Earl of Canning to the Earl of Elgin; Bound with: Seven Leaves of Official Related Period Manuscripts in Urdu, Two Verified as "True Translation" by "Under Sec[retar]y of the Govt. of India in the Foreign Dept.," With a Manuscript Table of Contents, Decorated with a Printed Coat of Arms of the Bhopal State. Ca. early 1860s.
[Shah Jahan Begum Of Bhopal] (1838-1901; Reign: 1844-60, 1868-1901); Baring, Thomas George, 1st Earl of Northbrook (1826-1904), Viceroy of India (1872-1876). An Office Folder with a Formal Autograph Letter Signed "Northbrook," Addressed to the Third Female Ruler of the Islamic Principality of Bhopal in Central India, Shah Jahan Begum, Congratulating Her on the Fact that “the Debts of the Bhopal State, which on Your Highness’ Accession Amounted to Nearly 7 Lakhs of Rupees, have now been Entirely Liquidated;” Bound With: Five Official Related Period Manuscripts in Urdu, One Verified as "True Translation" by "Off[icia]l Sec[retar]y of the Govt. of India, Foreign Dept.," one Signed by a British Official and One with a Manuscript Note “Agent G.G. for C.J.,” With a Manuscript Table of Contents, Decorated with a Printed Coat of Arms of the Bhopal State. Ca. 1870s.
Andrade, José Ignacio de, and D. Maria Gertrudes. Cartas Escriptas da India e da China nos annos de 1815 a 1835 [Letters from India and China in the years 1815 to 1835]. Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, 1847.
Butler, Robert, Lieutenant and Captain, East India Company Army (ca. 1792-1862). Archive of Seventeen Original Manuscript Documents (and Two Original Envelopes), Compiled during Butler’s Service in the Madras Native Infantry in ca. 1815-1837, Including the Original Commission Appointing Him a Lieutenant in the 11th Madras Native Infantry (Signed by the Governor of Madras, Hugh Elliot and with the Seal of the East India Company), Official Papers Regarding Butler’s Sick Leave, Penalties for not Reporting his Return, a Subsequent Pardon, Money Loans, Payments and Allowances from the Madras Native Infantry, House Renting near “Camp at Kulladghee” [Kaladgi], and a Shipment of His Order of “1 Linen Surcingle, 1 Set of White Tape Headstall & Reins, 1 Pale […?] Saddlecloth with Gold Lace…”. Fort St. George, Madras, Cannanore, Camp at Kulladghee, &c., ca. 1815-1837.
Freitas, José Joaquim Rodrigues de (Junior) (1840-1896). Noticia a’Cerca de Portugal [News about Portugal] / Tradusida em Portuguez por J.F. De Gouveya. Bombaim: E. & G. “Job Printing” Press, 1873.
Balsemão, Eduardo Augusto de sa Nogueira Pinto de (1837-1902). Documentos que Dizem Respeito á Vida Publica de Eduardo Augusto de sa Nogueira Pinto de Balsemão [Documents Pertaining to Public Life of Eduardo Augusto de sa Nogueira Pinto de ]. Nova-Goa: Imprensa National, 1880.
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, Field Marshal (1832-1914). Autograph Letter Signed “Roberts” to “Dear Colonel Rose” Reminiscing on his Experiences during the Second Battle of Cawnpore, at the Time of the Indian Mutiny. 5 August 1913.
Album of 34 Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing the Activities of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Including Photos of Christ Church, Christ Church College (Campus, Staff and Teachers), Women’s Mission Association Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital, etc. Titled: Cawnpore. Ca. 1900s.
Templer, Charles Bertram, Major (1860-1931). Album of Twelve Original Watercolours of Ladakh, with a Later Watercolour View of Rochefort, France. Ca. 1886.
Album with 110 Original Gelatin Silver Photos, Taken and Collected by a British Corporal during His Service in Quetta, Meerut, Delhi and Chakrata in 1935-1937. Ca. 1935-1937.
[Benton, William Stephen] (1893-1983); Benton, Dorothy Charlotte (née Leitch, 1911-1992). Historically Significant Private Archive of Five Albums with ca. 530 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, 26 Loose Gelatin Silver Photos and ca. 70 Manuscript and Typewritten Documents, Letters and Notes, From the Estate of a Prominent Engineer and Executive of Government Railways in British India, William Stephen Benton, and his Wife Dorothy, With Interesting Images of Kashmir (Srinagar, Trekking in the Lidder Valley, Sonamarg Hill Station, Picnics near Gulmarg and Nalla Ferozpora), Punjab (Rawalpindi, Murree, Lahore), Khyber Pass, Damaged Railway Bridge, &c., Group Portraits of Associates of the North Western State Railway (Rawalpindi), British Intelligence Office in Nabha House (New Delhi), Members of “Railway Golf Club, Lahore,” “Kashmiri Women,” &c. Mostly ca. 1910s, 1920s-1940s, 1968, 1983.
Album of 111 Original and Studio Gelatin Silver Photographs of Burma (Irrawady River, Pyaungshu Forest, Shweli River, Goteik Viaduct, Mingun (Hsinbyume Pagoda), Mandalay, Magway, Sagaing) and British India (Dalhousie, Bettiah, Dehradun, Lucknow, Lahore, Delhi, Agra, “Dholi,” “Birowlie,” “Bowarrah”), etc. Ca. 1910s.
Bourne & Shepherd; Burke, John (ca. 1843-1900); Nicholas & Co.; Scowen & Co.; Skeen & Co.; Pont, V.&E., and Others. Album with Forty-Nine Large Albumen Photographs of British India and Ceylon. Ca. 1880s-1890s.
Mallitte, Oscar (ca. 1829 - 1905) & Others. Album with 139 Original Gelatin Silver and Albumen Photos of Northern India, Showing Philander Smith College (Methodist Residential School), Its Principal, Teachers and Students, Mussoorie, Landour, Nainital, Delhi, Agra, and Excellent Ethnographic Portraits of Indian People: Tailors, Servants and Ayahs, Coal Burners, Sweepers, Water Carriers, Coolies, Artisans, Sellers in Various Shops (General Merchant, Sweetmeat, Fruit and Vegetable, “Moody Shop,” Stick Maker, Goldsmith, Wood Carver, “Cashmere Cloth”), &c. Ca. late 1890s - early 1900s.
Rickards, Peter (ca. 1843-1918); Rickards, Ellen (ca. 1845-1909). Historically Interesting Letter Written by an Indiana Farmer and His Wife to “Dear Brother and Sister” in Starr’s Point, Oregon, Talking About Suffering from the Food Shortage and Seeking Provisions in Springfield, Illinois, Mentioning the Exceptional Promise of Wheat, Corn, Meadows, and Clover, and Indicating Early Prices of Various Agricultural Commodities, Including Butter, Fresh Beef, Chickens, Turkeys, Irish Potatoes, Bacon, etc. Indiana, 11 June 1876.
Historically Significant Album with 35 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Construction and Early Operations of a Sugar Factory in the Dutch East Indies – Most Likely, the Djatiroto Complex (Jatiroto, East Java), Showing the Factory, Machinery, an Auxiliary River Dam Under Construction, Railway Station, Locomotive to Transport Sugar Cane, European Administrators and Javanese Workers, &c. Ca. 1900s.
Kleingrothe, Carl Josef (1864-1942). Portfolio with 51 Photogravures of Sumatra, Showing Tobacco and Coffee Industries (Tobacco Plantations of the Deli Company, Arendsburg Tobacco Company, and Others; Fermentations Sheds; Workers Receiving and Sorting Tobacco; Coffee Plantations), the City of Medan (Harbors and Railway Stations, the District of Kesawan, the Sultan’s Palace, Streets), Portraits of Sultans (Deli, Serdang, Siak, Assahan, and Langkat), Portraits of Indonesians (Batak Chief, Batak Women, Klingalese People, Javanese People, Malay People), etc. Ca. 1898.
[Pyasetsky/Piasetskii], P.Y. Puteshestvie po Kitayu v 1874-1875 gg. (cherez Sibir, Mongoliyu, Vostochny, Sredny i Severo-Zapadny Kitai): Iz dnevnika chlena ekspeditsii P.Y. Pyasetskogo [i.e. Travel across China in 1874-75 (via Siberia, Mongolia, Eastern, Central and Northwestern China): From the Diary of the Expedition Member P.Y. Pyasetsky]. St. Petersburg: Typ. of M. Stasyulevich, 1880-1881.
[With]: Pyasetsky, P.Y. Neudachnaya ekspeditsiya v Kitai 1874-1875 gg. V otvet na xashchitu g. Sosnovskogo po povodu knigi ‘‘Puteshestvie v Kitai’’ [i.e. Unsuccessful expedition to China. In Reply to the Defense of Mr. Sosnovsky about the book ‘‘Travel across China’’].
Reiner, Samuel (ca. 1805-1862). Historically Interesting Original Pike’s Peak Gold Rush Letter by Samuel Reiner, a Farmer from Columbus City (Iowa) and State Senator, Talking about Local Folks Rushing to Gold Areas to Escape Economic Crisis, Describing Ox Teams as the Best Mode to Cross the Plains, and Outlining the Ideal Timing & Team Composition for the Journey. Columbus City, Iowa: 4 April 1859.
Breese, Samuel (1802-1873); Roby, Joseph (1795-1847). Historically Significant, Content-Rich Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Pioneer Resident and Real Estate Dealer in Bloomington (Muscatine), Iowa, Samuel Breese, Talking about the City Climate, Advantageous Location on the Mississippi River Bend, Recent Sales of Real Estate, Census Results, Recent Intelligence “of the Division of the Tarritory,” His Business Partner Niles Higginbotham, the Perspective of Bloomington Becoming the Seat of the Territorial Government, &c. Bloomington, Iowa Tary. [sic!], 27 June 1838.
Bezsonov, Boris Vasilyevich. Russkie pereselentsy v Severnoi Persii [i.e. Russian settlers in Northern Persia] Petrograd: Publishing of the Migration Administration of the Main Administration of Land Management and Agriculture, 1915.