BREMNER, Frederick.

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Types of the Indian Army: First and only contemporary edition of this renowned visual record of British South Asian regiments at the turn of the century; scarce, an edition of perhaps 60 copies, only five locations noted on WorldCat, four copies recorded at auction, this an unusually well-preserved copy.Frederick "Fred" Bremner (1863-1941) was born in Aberchirder, Scotland, the son of a professional photographer, who joined his father's studio on leaving school at 13. In 1882, he was invited to join his brother-in-law G. W. Lawrie, who was establishing himself in a studio in Lucknow: "My father received a letter... offering me an appointment, which was accepted. Naturally to me the day was one of rejoicing - to go out to India and work there, travel and see the world, and you may have it instilled into the mind that you are out to make a fortune. That may be so, but more of that later" (Bremner, p. 2).Lawrie equipped his younger relative with a studio tent and despatched him into the field, first to Cawnpore, then Allahabad, Ferozepore [now Kanpur, Prayagraj, and Firozpur], and thence to his studio at Nainital, "a charming spot... the summer residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces and most of the Government officials" (ibid. p. 9), and the military stations at Ranikhet and Almorah. Subsequently. Bremner made visits to Agra, Benares [Varanasi], and Karachi; and to the military stations in the Himalayas, Kasauli, Subathu, and Mussoorie. Thus, Bremner extend

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