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Collection Area Visual Arts Language Not applicable Subject Prayer

1. Neg 1112/7(540)

Reference (shelfmark):
Neg 1112/7(540)
Title:
Temple near De Wang's Residence. The temple for the West Sunid Hoshun. Monks praying in front of temple. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of monks seated at prayer in the temple court. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 item

2. Neg 1112/7(549)

Reference (shelfmark):
Neg 1112/7(549)
Title:
Temple near De Wang's Residence. The temple for the West Sunid Hoshun. Lamas praying the Ge-ko is perfuming the air with his long incense stick. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) View looking towards a seated group at prayer in the courtyard, with the standing figure of the abbot holding an incense stick and temple buildings behind. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 item

3. Neg 1112/7(603)

Reference (shelfmark):
Neg 1112/7(603)
Title:
Gu-shin Suma. Chahar Mongol woman circuitng the ling-kor round Gu-shin Suma, carrying a volume of the Sutras of the Buddha — the volume known as 'The Eight Thousand' — on her back. The Lama told her to do this as a cure for her illness. At present she is tired and resting awhile, and telling her beads. Wangil heard the above from her. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the woman resting in the course of her circumambulation. The sutras are carried on a wooden frame on her back. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 88/1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(17)
Title:
Morning prayer, S.D. [Shwe Dagon] Pagoda [Rangoon]. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Group of men and women at prayer on the platform of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1117/2(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1117/2(9)
Title:
Simla, May 1st-15th, 1946: Mr. Gandhi's prayer meeting, 1946 Cabinet Mission to India. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1946
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1146(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1146(43)
Title:
Monks at Prayer. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of monks at prayer, probably in a monastery hall.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1148(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1148(40)
Title:
Peasant praying before images of the God of Light, (E.), Nikko, Japan. Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
Stereoscopic view.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1148(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1148(55)
Title:
Devout woman stroking a bronze bull to cure rheumatism — Kyoto, Japan. Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
Stereoscopic view.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1166/2(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1166/2(48)
Title:
Mohomedans at mid-day prayer. Photographer: Holmes, William (James) Dacia
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Captioned as above and signed 'Holmes' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the prayer hall of an unidentified mosque (possibly at Peshawar?), the court in the foreground crowded with figures kneeling in prayer.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1166/2(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1166/2(49)
Title:
[Mid-day prayers at an unidentified mosque, Pakistan.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from an elevated position looking towards the prayer hall of an unidentified mosque, the court in the foreground crowded with men during a service. A pencilled note on the reverse suggests Peshawar as a possible location.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item