[Farmer ploughing (or harrowing) with bullock team, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Probably either the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '214. Harrowing the ground', or '33. Native plough'. Subjects = agricultural implements; agriculture; crops; farming; ploughing; ploughs
[Palms, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Landscape Photography Group of palms, with pool in foreground. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '76. Lotus tank and date palms'. Subjects = date palms; trees & plants
[Potters, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two potters posed beside their wheel. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '39. Potters at work'. Subjects = arts & crafts; occupations; potteries; potters; pottery
[Servant girls, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait against a painted backdrop of a young woman carrying two pots, with a younger girl standing beside her. Possibly the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '24. Cook and cook's maty [assistant]'. Subjects = occupations; servants
[Picotta (device for raising water), South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Landscape Photography Two men operating a picottah, 'that ancient machine for raising water, which consists of a long lever or yard, pivotted on an upright post, weighted on the short arm and bearing a line and bucket on the long arm...' (Hobson-Jobson). Probably the print listed in the...
[Group of Hindu devotees, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of three men, one holding a drum, one s pilgrim trident and the centre figure standing on one leg. Subjects = ascetics
[A group of schoolgirls with their teacher, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio group portrait with teacher seated in centre. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '134. A group of school girls'. Subjects = education; schoolchildren; schools