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Elephant Train Photograph

Detail of a pattern

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Creator

Dayal, Lala Deen
Dates

late 19th century
Physical Description

1 Albumen print (albumen print, 13.2 x 20.7 cm.)
Collection ID

FSA.A2015.24
EDAN ID

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2015-24

Scope and Contents

Distant view of elephants.
Biographical / Historical

Lala Deen Dayal (also known as Raja Deen Dayal; 1844-1905) was an successful photographer throughout India in the late 19th century working for both Indian and British patrons. In 1887 Dayal was appointed photographer to Queen Victoria.
Local Numbers

FSA A2015.24
Creator

Dayal, Lala Deen
Place

India
Archival Repository

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albumen prints

Photographs
Citation

Elephant Train Photograph, FSA A2015.24. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Arrangement

in a box
Rights

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form

Albumen prints

Photographs
Restrictions

Collection is open for research.