File 3 - Box 3 - Photographs attributed to G. Sherriff 'S.E. Tibet and Primula 1936, Tibet and Bhutan 1933-49'

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GB 235 LSH/5/1/3

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Box 3 - Photographs attributed to G. Sherriff 'S.E. Tibet and Primula 1936, Tibet and Bhutan 1933-49'

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  • 1933 - 1949 (Creation)

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This box contains 138 black and white photographs and 2 colour photographs. The original packaging (with annotations) in which the photographs were donated by Peter Cox is also contained here. The majority of the photographs are of plant life, there are however a few landscape shots. Some of the photographs have a label on the reverse which relates to corresponding herbarium material of the same number. Most photographs also have the plant number, location and date listed on the reverse. Some photographs also have marking related to the desired cropping or enlarging of future prints on the reverse. The majority of the photographs are signed by Sherriff on the reverse. The largest prints are around 8 x 10 inches and the smallest around 2.5 x 3.5 inches. There is a good mix of sizes of photograph.

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(1885-1972)

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(1898-1967)

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Gifted by Peter Cox, 1982

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