A large lot of 64 glass-plate negatives with images of archaeological excavations and artefacts from the Romanian Black Sea region. 64 gelatine dry-plate negatives, in various formats, mostly 13/18cm, in different conditions of preservation. This file contains the following 64 items: EAP816/1/4...
The colonial reports and correspondence as well as court registers held in the Cercle archives of Kita (Mali) attest to the establishment of numerous freed slave communities in the region in the aftermath of the French colonial abolition of slavery in 1905. This collection contains documentation...
Dirgha Man Collection of photographs [Late 1800s-mid 1940s] Ganesh Man Chitrakar [mid 1940s- early 1950s]
Scope & Content:
These glass plate negatives were taken by Dirgha Man (1877-1951) and Ganesh Man Chitrakar (1916-1985). They are interesting in the context of Nepal’s history as they were Court Photographers. Furthermore, Nepal did not open up to outside visitors until the early-1950s. The photographs that Dirgh...
Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies: The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...