Photo Album Compiled During Travels in Thailand, Cambodia, Java, & India, 1906

Very good. 10" x 13" sting-tied cloth album containing 119 photographs, of which 86 are relatively large and appear to be professional and 33 are amateur snapshots. The professional photographs are a mixture of albumen, gelatin silver, and platinum prints.  Most have penciled captions. They range in size from 4" x 6" to 8.25" x 10.5", with the majority being at least 5.5" x 8". There is one damaged photo (not included in image count) and one page with a photo missing, a few leaves detached from binding. Otherwise, condition is very good. This fascinating album is composed primarily of photographs purchased during the course of travels in India, Java, Thailand, and Cambodia in 1906.  The compiler was Maud Clark Reynolds (1864-1953), an American woman who spent much of that year traveling with her husband, Arthur G. Reynolds (1868-1935). Arthur appears to have made his fortune in the mining industry in Colorado, after which the pair moved to Pasadena, and then Gilroy, California. Both of their California houses were custom built for them and appeared in architectural publications at the time. The professional photos in the album include architectural images, street scenes, landscapes, and ethnographic images taken in India (45 photos), Java (12), Thailand (13), and Cambodia (15). The smaller snapshots at the end are of India (24) and Madeira (9). Locations in India include Jaipur, Benares, Agra, Delhi, and Mount Abu. The Java images include a theater troupe, one ethnographic image, and several views each of Buitenzorg (now Bogor) and Borobudor.  The Thailand images include Ayutthaya, Wat Phra Prang, and Bangkok (Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Ratchabophit, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Royal Palace, a khlong/canal scene). The Cambodia photos include three scenes from Phnom Penh and 12 lovely images of Angkor Wat.  Photos of Thailand and Cambodia from this period are scarce in the marketplace. .