The Delhi Durbar
name: label: Photographer
content: Bourne and Shepherd
label: Photographer
content: Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912
place: label: Place
content: India -- Delhi -- Delhi
label: Place
content: India -- Social life and customs
title: label: Topic
content: GREAT DURBAR, DELHI, INDIA
creator: label: Photographer
content: Bourne and Shepherd
label: Photographer
content: Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912
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content: Still Prints of Asia
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: "Durbar" is a Mughal term which came to be applied to the great ceremonial 			gatherings held in Delhi and other locations during the time of the British 			Empire, usually for the purpose of showing loyalty to the crown. The Delhi 			Durbar, translated as "Court of Delhi," refers to three such gatherings held at Coronation Park, Delhi, in 1877, 1903 and 1911, to celebrate the coronation of a new King and Queen of the United Kingdom. Organized by Lord Curzon, the Delhi Durbar of 1903 was by all accounts a truly dazzling two-week spectacle of pomp and pageantry, commemorating the ascension of King 			Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as Emperor and Empress of India.


		Samuel Bourne and Charles Shepherd were British photographers active in India in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bourne's career began with his arrival in Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1863. In Simla, he formed a partnership with two established photographers, Shepherd and Howard (likely William Howard). Howard soon left, and within a few years, Bourne & Shepherd had become the most successful firm in the subcontinent, with their work widely distributed throughout India and in Britain. Two additional studios were opened in Calcutta (1867) and Bombay (1870). Bourne departed in 1870 and was 				replaced as principal photographer by Colin Murray. Shepherd returned to 			England in 1879. The firm changed ownership numerous times in the early 			20th century and operated under the same name in Calcutta. A fire destroyed 			many of the company's archival records in 1991. Bourne & Shepard shut 			down operations in 2016, after 176 years in business.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Albumen prints (images 24 x 28 cm. or smaller)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1903
container: label: Container
content: Box 1, Folder 1, Item 4-8
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A1999.01, Item FSA.A1999.01_4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Albumen prints
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Albumen prints