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71. Photo 644(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(3)
Title:
Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the hotel, with rickshaw pullers and the hotel carriage in the foreground. Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = British colonial architecture; carriages; hotels; rickshaws; road transport; transport Location = Ceylon; Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

72. Photo 644(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(40)
Title:
Second Defile [of] the Irrawaddy. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Print unsigned, but probably by Felice Beato. Subjects = river scenes Location = Burma; Irrawaddy (river); Kachin; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

73. Photo 644(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(75)
Title:
The Five-storied House [Panch Mahal], Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); palaces
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

74. Photo 644(77)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(77)
Title:
Court of the Jumma Musjid, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the tombs of Shaikh Salim Chishti and Islam Khan along the north wall of the courtyard of the Jami Masjid. Poor quality print, faded and yellowed. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); tombs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

75. Photo 644(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(49)
Title:
'The Belle of Mandalay'. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing studio portrait of a Burmese woman, holding an umbrella and posed in front of a painted woodland backdrop. This backdrop also appears in prints 50-52, and is seen in other portrait studies credited to Beato. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic gro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

76. Photo 644(87)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(87)
Title:
Iron Pillar near the Kutb Minar, Delhi. Photographer: Dayal, Deen
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); pillars Location = Delhi; Delhi (Qutb); India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

77. Photo 644(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(51)
Title:
'A Wuntho Beauty.' Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; rites and customs; tobacco
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

78. Photo 644(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(11)
Title:
Cabbage palms, Peradeniya [Botanical Gardens]. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = botanical gardens; cabbage palms; trees & plants Location = Ceylon; Peradeniya; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

79. Photo 644(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(12)
Title:
Giant bamboo, Peradeniya [Botanical Gardens]. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = bamboos; botanical gardens; trees & plants Location = Ceylon; Peradeniya; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

80. Photo 644(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(8)
Title:
Temple [of the Tooth] and Dagoba, Kandy. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = dagabas (stupas); Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Central Province; Ceylon; Kandy; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item