Catalogue description Molly Bates Photograph Archive

This record is held by Royal Society for Asian Affairs

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Reference: RSAA/SC/BAT
Title: Molly Bates Photograph Archive
Description:

Black and white photographs of Kashmir.
Date: c1920s-1930s
Held by: Royal Society for Asian Affairs, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 1 album and 39 leaves of photographs
Physical condition: 3½ x 5¼ "
Immediate source of acquisition:

The photographs were acquired by the Society in June 2003 from the Hon Ivor and Christine Lucus of Newstead Way, London. Molly Bates was Christine's aunt.
Custodial history:

The photographs were found among the papers of Molly Bates (c1897-1998).
Administrative / biographical background:

Pat and Molly Bates appeared to have travelled in Kashmir in the late 1920s and 1930s and the photographs are labelled, if not even taken by Molly. Molly married Pat Bates, an Indian Army Officer (possibly an engineer), in1923.

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