Photographs used in teaching, 1890s-1910s

File — Box: OB-1, Folder: 11

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes portraits of individuals, including: a portrait of Yuan Shikai (Chinese: 袁世凱), Emperor of China, taken in approximately 1915; a portrait of Edward Caird as the "Master of Balliol," Vanity Fair, April 4, 1895; an engraving of Carl Menger, date unknown, apparently signed by the artist (in pencil).

There are also images of places and architecture, including: a stambha tower, possibly in Rajasthan, India; images of carvings from an unidentified temple in India as well as an exterior image of a fortification/castle in India; three photographs of ancient Egyptian sites including one image of the Hypostyle Hall at the Temple at Karnak and two photos of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt, all possibly by P. Dittrich; and an image of Cortina, Italy.

Dates

Creation: 1890s-1910s

Creator

From the Collection: Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850-1901 (Person)

Extent

From the Collection: 29.45 Cubic Feet (46 legal size document boxes, 3 legal half-size document boxes, 10 flat boxes (15.5 x 12 x 3 inches), 1 flat boxes (11 x 9 x 3 inches), 1 flat box (15.5 x 10.5 x 3 inches), 15 pamphlet boxes (7.25 x 4 x 10 inches), 1 oversized box)