McBlain Books

Bob's Album which Includes Some Photos of India (one of Gandhi) from 1935. [our title]

[Photo Album]

Paperback. 113 photos and 7 postcards. The photos are generally rather small -- many approximately 9 x 6cm. A mixture of amateur and commercial photos -- the latter mostly related to India and Sri Lanka; many browned, some faded. Housed in an old black oblong photo album. Flexible cover rather worn (front cover threatening to become detached). Most of the black paper leaves are detached. There are many blank leaves at the end but nothing appears to have been removed. Bob [no last name] appears to have grown up in northeastern Pennsylvania. Many of the non-Asian photos relate to two camps -- Camp Brooks in 1929, and Camp Stuart (which seems to have been a Pennsylvania National Guard camp) in 1930. Other locales were Newton Lake, Finch Hill (a couple of planes), and Niagara Falls. Bob and some other young men appear to have visited India in 1935. There are 27 photos of India, mostly standard tourist sights, a few include Bob in the picture. One photo, probably commercial, is of a seated, loin-cloth clad, Gandhi speaking or gesturing, with several people in front of him who seem to be occupied in their own conversations. There are five postcards and one photo relating to Sri Lanka. Fair. Item #68389

Price: $160.00