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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 196 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 196

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196
Title:
Miscellaneous photographs from India and Burma. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Eleven loose unmounted and uncaptioned prints. Prints 1-6. Different Indian occupations. Print 7. Waterfall near Moulmein. Print 8. South Indian or Sri Lankan priests outside a temple next to a waterfall. Print 9. A day at the races. Racecourse is unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s-1890s
Extent:
11 items

2. Photo 196(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(1)
Title:
[Portrait of a Calcutta policeman.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. The policeman is wearing a belt with a buckle bearing the inscription, 'Calcutta Police'. A truncheon with a royal crest hangs from the belt. Subjects = Bengal Police; Indian Police; police
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 196(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(2)
Title:
[Portrait of a sweetmeat seller.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The seller is sitting behind a basket which contains a variety of sweetmeats, he holds a set of scales in his left hand. Subjects = occupations; street traders; sweetmeat sellers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 196(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(3)
Title:
[Three men extracting juice from sugar cane, by grinding it through a small mill.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = crops; occupations; sugar; sugar makers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 196(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(4)
Title:
[Portrait of two Indian dancers.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = dance
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 196(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(5)
Title:
[Portrait of a snake charmer.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = entertainers; snake charmers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 196(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(6)
Title:
[Portrait of a dancer and musician.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The dancer sits on a chair, a type of hookah on her right. The musician stands on the left holding a stringed instrument and bow. Subjects = dance; musicians
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 196(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(7)
Title:
Waterfall near Moulmein. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes; waterfalls
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 196(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(8)
Title:
[Temple and priests below a waterfall in South India or Sri Lanka.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); river scenes; shrines; temples; unidentified; waterfalls
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 196(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 196(9)
Title:
[General view of an unidentified racecourse during a meeting.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = horse racing; racecourses; sports; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

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