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Archives photographiques personnelles de la famille Balfour et Goschen

Iraq, India, United Kingdom, between 1915 and 1925 Three personal albums, composed of numerous silver prints, illustrating Lord Balfour's travels and diplomatic career in India, Iraq, Egypt and Sudan. - Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, 186 prints circa 1919, with many rare aerial views of the cities of Najaf, Baghdad, Samarra, Kufa, Karbala, Basra, etc.; monuments of the main cities, diplomatic and military events, Christian and Muslim festivals, portraits of tribal chiefs, ethnographic subjects, portraits of the Chukria tribe, etc... - Travancore on tour, 1925, 63 prints, portrait of the Maharani and Maharaja, Cape Comorin, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Tamil Nadu, members of the family, government and household. - India, 111 prints, Madras, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur-Sikri, Agra Fort, personal photos, processions, landscapes... Enclosed is a watercolor "View of the Himalayas" painted in 1924, probably by Phyllis Evelyn Balfour née Goschen (1895-1976), niece by marriage of Lord Balfour. A set of personal photographic archives of the Balfour and Goschen families about his trips and missions in Iraq, India, United Kingdom, between 1915 and 1925.

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Archives photographiques personnelles de la famille Balfour et Goschen

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