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Photographs of Duleep Singh: archive guide

Compare three Duleep Singh photograph records through exposure dates, later printing, studio attribution and documented acquisition and custody histories.

Portrait photographs of Duleep Singh in British collections
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Portraits of Jind Kaur: provenance guide

Separate the painting’s production and exhibition dates from an online reproduction and a later display credit; those records leave gaps in the ownership history.

Jind Kaur in British exhibition and collection records
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Portraits of Ranjit Singh: comparing sources

Compare an equestrian portrait, an Eden print and a museum record with conflicting medium fields while keeping each object’s date and collecting trail.

Lahore court imagery; royal, San Francisco and Kolkata collections
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Punjab Archives Lahore: catalogue codes and a checked partner route

A digitisation study and a partner-library catalogue explain useful references and selected material. Keep the archive’s wider holdings separate from the records and files actually available to inspect.

Punjab Government archives in Lahore, Pakistan; selected partner-library descriptions
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Punjab postcards: source criticism guide

Read Punjab postcards through three catalogue examples, keeping printing ranges, assembled sheets, colour descriptions and unknown makers in their proper scope.

Lahore and Amritsar postcards in Chicago, Glasgow and British Library records
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Punjab State Archives, Patiala: identify the record and the rules

Use a dated holdings study and a specific library reference to prepare an archive enquiry. Keep Patiala and Chandigarh records, historical regulations and current access distinct.

Punjab State Archives, Patiala and related Chandigarh holdings, India
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Punjabi arms and armour: provenance guide

Follow a probable Lahore helmet and a campaign-associated sword through object descriptions, collecting events and the acquisition records needed for provenance.

Historical Punjab arms in San Francisco and Maidstone; institutional research guidance
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Punjabi film posters: archive research guide

Research Punjabi film posters through item records and archive guides, distinguishing film language, publicity format, release dates and uncertain credits.

Punjabi cinema and comparative Indian film publicity
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Punjabi gramophone records: catalogue research

Locate Punjabi gramophone evidence through a library catalogue, a printed-supplement finding aid and a discography entry, keeping dates and numbers distinct.

Punjabi recordings; catalogue holdings in Japan and New York
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Punjabi wedding photographs as historical sources

Compare two catalogued wedding photographs to separate named people, dates, clothing descriptions and unidentified participants when researching family history.

Mullanpur; Punjab
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Radcliffe maps: provenance and versions

A catalogue record, an inspected map reproduction and a researcher’s account distinguish a general boundary map from the sheets annexed to Radcliffe’s award.

Historical Punjab; British Library and UK National Archives records

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