Vernon & Co., Photographers. The Installation of H.H. The Nawab Saheb of Radhanpur, November 27, 1910, Radhanpur, Vernon & Co. , 1910

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Vernon & Co., Photographers. The Installation of H.H. The Nawab Saheb of Radhanpur, November 27, 1910, 39 photographs (from 290 x 365mm. to 105 x 155mm), mounted on card and with printed captions beneath, one full length portrait of the Nawab Saheb hand-coloured, some fading and oxidising to images, mounts browned and stained, all leaves detached from hinges, some worming to inner covers, contemporary half morocco over gilt-decorated and lettered cloth, worn, upper cover heavily stained and almost detached, oblong folio, Radhanpur, 1910. *** On November 27, 1910, the Nawab Saheb was installed in Randhanpur, a town in western India. A day of ceremonies, banquets, and processions, this photo album offers us an illuminating insight into ornate Indian royalty, traditional garments, Hindu temples, and the ever-present influence of British colonial rule.

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