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The Rani of Mandi's photograph album, 1910s-1920s

Album containing fifty-two gelatin silver prints including one mounted as a cabinet card and one three-part panorama, 9 x 32 in., other sizes approx. 7¾ x 5¼ in. to 8½ x 11 in. or the reverse, approx. half titled and several dated in ink on recto, printed bookplate with The Rani of Mandi surmounted by a crown on front blank, black morocco, titled Photographs in gilt on front cover, bound with string, oblong 4to.

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Portraits of the royal family including the Maharaja Sahit of Kapurthala, the Raja and Rani of Mandi, 'Heir Apparent of Mandi', group family portraits, portraits of the Maharaja with the Prince of Wales, Lord and Lady Reading, group portraits with state officials, photographs of the procession marking the arrival of the 'Fiancé', wedding portraits, several views of stately homes, and a panoramic view of the gardens.

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