Description
Hamilton Studios was founded by Sir Victor Sassoon in 1928. Hamilton photographed royalty, British Governors army generals, including Lord Brabourne, Lord Willingdon, and maharajas and nawabs, including from Udaipur and Jodhpur, as well as the powerful industrialists such as the Tata family.
The unexplored archive of glass plates illustrates the end of British rule, but also the Indian families that filled the power vacuum after the British left in 1947. This is a subject of continuing academic debate and represents the great narrative of Indian democracy and independence from the British and the maharajas.
The unexplored archive of glass plates illustrates the end of British rule, but also the Indian families that filled the power vacuum after the British left in 1947. This is a subject of continuing academic debate and represents the great narrative of Indian democracy and independence from the British and the maharajas.
| Date made available | 2022 |
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| Publisher | Endangered Archives Programme |