Lumsden (active c. 1880)
The Residency, Quetta : The Royal Tour of India, 1905-6
Gelatin silver print | 15.2 x 23.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2918771
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Photograph of the Residency at Quetta showing a two storey building with a porte cochere at the front supported on four neo-classical columns. At ground level is a porch area with a series of large arches which support a covered balustrade on the second floor. Two chimney stacks stand either side of brick built portico with an ornamental pediment and large doors that open onto a balcony. Canon stand outside in front of the building and snow covers the garden. Quetta is the largest city in Balochistan in Pakistan and was visited by Prince George and Princess Mary of Wales during their Royal Tour of India in 1905-6.
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Gelatin silver print
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15.2 x 23.5 cm (image)
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