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1. Photo 935

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935
Title:
Howard-Bury Collection: Views of India
Scope & Content:
Collection of 10 loose prints mounted on boards measuring 490x427mm, captioned and dated in ink beneath each print. This series of photographs is part of a larger collection selected from the Howard-Bury archive offered for sale by Maggs Brothers in 1995 Process = Gelatin silver prints Photo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1911-1912
Extent:
10 items

2. Photo 935(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(1)
Title:
Government House, Naini Tal, July 1911. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the garden towards the house. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; gardens; government houses; Howard-Bury Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1911
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 935(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(2)
Title:
Government House, Naini Tal, July 1911. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Slightly distant looking towards Government House, the building itself partially obscured by trees. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; gardens; government houses; Howard-Bury Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1911
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 935(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(3)
Title:
Bathing fair on the Ganges near Garhmuktesar, November 1911. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
View showing crowds of pilgrims bathing in the Ganges at Garmuktesar: 'The principal festival is held at the full moon of Kartik, when about 200,000 pilgrims collect, the numbers being much larger at intervals of six, twelve and forty years. The cost of the fair is met from a tax on carts and ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 935(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(4)
Title:
Bathing fair on the Ganges at Garhmuktesar, November 1911. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Similar to print 3. Subjects = fairs; Howard-Bury Collection; melas; pilgrims; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); religious observances; religious observances (Hindu) Location = Garhmuktesar; India; Uttar Pradesh
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 935(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(5)
Title:
Fakir at fair at Garhmuktesar on the Ganges. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Showing an ascetic swinging from a wooden structure, with ropes attached to his ankles; with a crowd of pilgrims watching the performance. Subjects = ascetics; ascetics (Hindu); fairs; holy men; Howard-Bury Collection; melas; pilgrims; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festiv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 935(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(6)
Title:
On the sacred Ganges near Garhmuktesar. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Showing religious objects in a small boat on the Ganges, with pilgrims bathing in the background. Subjects = fairs; Howard-Bury Collection; melas; pilgrims; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); religious observances; religious observances (Hindu) Location = ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 935(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(7)
Title:
Fakir on a bed of thorns near Garhmuktesar, November 1911. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Showing a Hindu ascetic lying on a bed of thorns at the mela at Garmuktesar. Subjects = ascetics; ascetics (Hindu); fairs; holy men; Howard-Bury Collection; melas; pilgrims; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); religious observances; religious observances (Hin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 935(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(8)
Title:
A fakir on a bed of nails [Garmuktesar]. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Showing a Hindu ascetic lying on a bed of nails during the mela at Garhmuktesar. Subjects = ascetics; ascetics (Hindu); fairs; holy men; Howard-Bury Collection; melas; pilgrims; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); religious observances; religious observances ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 935(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 935(9)
Title:
A starving fakir with withered arm [Garhmuktesar]. Photographer: Howard-Bury, Charles K.
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a Hindu ascetic at the Garhmuktesar mela. Subjects = ascetics; ascetics (Hindu); fairs; holy men; Howard-Bury Collection; melas; pilgrims; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); religious observances; religious observances (Hindu) Location = Garhmu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:
1 item

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