Item 1 - Charles Bell's Photograph Album

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MCPP/CB/1

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Charles Bell's Photograph Album

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  • c. 1876-1879 (Creation)

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1 item, photographic album

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Photograph album with a carved wooden cover depicting an eagle and goat. The inscription on the inside of the front cover reads: 'Present from Lucerne, France - Bell, Springfield Dukes, August 1877".

Contains a carte de visite of the Magdalene College Coat of Arms on the first page followed by a further 96 carte de visite sized portraits. Many are of undergraduates (1873-1876) and some are labelled with their names and College, and there are also women and older people. There are also 6 cabinet card size portraits.

The named undergraduates are:
T.E.J. Lloyd (Magdalene)
F. Petre
O.L.J. Evans (Magdalene)
J.A. Watson-Taylor (Magdalene)
D.W. Tanqueray (Magdalene)
C. Hughes (Magdalene)
Wood (Trinity)
Biggs (St Johns)
W.R. Pym (Magdalene)
R.E. Leach (Magdalene)
C.M. MacAnnaly (Magdalene)
G.A. Williams (Magdalene)
E.E. Stock (Magdalene)
Rachkam (Pembroke)
Royds (Trinity)
Hedges (Trinity)
Pearson (Trinity)
Tuck and Hedges (Trinity)
Gate, Clifford, Clifford
Watson-Taylor (Magdalene)
P.L. Underhill (Magdalene)
A.W. Godby (Magdalene)

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      230mm x 295mm x 45mm

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      The album is believed to have belonged to Charles Bell.

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      E/P/34

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