"Akbar's Tomb"

Title

"Akbar's Tomb"

Subject

Emperor Akbar-- Mughal Empire--India--Henrietta Matson--Spence Family--Asia--Fisk Jubilee Singers

Description

A commercially-produced image depicting Emperor Akbar's tomb in Agra, India. The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Akbar's Tomb." This image was one of multiple commercially-produced images of various places and peoples in Asia gifted to the Spence family by Henrietta Matson. The Fisk Jubilee Singers transported several items (including pictures) from Matson to the Spence family in 1890.

Creator

Unknown

Source

John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Fisk University. Spence Family Collection. Box 95, Folder 95-24-4

Date

Ca. 1889.

Contributor

Dr. Patrick D. Rasico, metadata input

Rights

Images in this collection are the property of Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections. These materials may not be reproduced without written permission of Fisk University. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections.

Identifier

("Akbar's Tomb"). John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Fisk University. Spence Family Collection. Box 95, Folder 95-24-4.

Citation

Unknown, “"Akbar's Tomb",” JOHN HOPE AND AURELIA E. FRANKLIN LIBRARY: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES, accessed April 24, 2024, https://fiskmusicmusiceverywhere.omeka.net/items/show/215.

Output Formats

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