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Dr. John Murray — Telegraph Office Nynee Tal (negative and positive)
Dr. John Murray

Telegraph Office Nynee Tal (negative and positive)

A photographic study of a telegraph office in Nynee Tal, presented as both negative and positive albumen prints. The work documents colonial-era communication infrastructure in India.

Medium
Titled in an unidentified hand in pencil on the mount of the albumen print.
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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Dr. John Murray, Telegraph Office Nynee Tal (negative and positive)

A photographic study of a telegraph office in Nynee Tal, presented as both negative and positive albumen prints. The work documents colonial-era communication infrastructure in India.

Medium
Titled in an unidentified hand in pencil on the mount of the albumen print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Nynee Tal, Albumen Print, Documentary, Infrastructure, Telegraph, Colonial India, Architecture

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago