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1. Photo 1424

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424
Title:
Joseph Gaye Collection: Views of Nepal and India, 1888-1899. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Collection of glass plate negatives and photographs taken by Joseph Gaye in Nepal and India, 1888-1899. The collection is in three parts. Photo 1424/1, 91 glass plate negatives, 1888-1899. Photo 1424/2, Five cellulose acetate negatives, probably taken around these dates or later. Photo 1424/3, 32...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1899
Extent:
91 items

2. Photo 1424/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(3)
Title:
[A farm family in front of a two-story thatched dwelling.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a farm family in front of a two-story thatched dwelling. Bundles of grain stalks are drying on the roof and ground in front of the dwelling, and one of the women is holding scythes which are reflecting the sunlight. A three-story building and shikhara-style temple can be seen in the backg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1424/1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(18)
Title:
Prisoners outside jail, Katmundu, Nepal [A group of prisoners outside what is now called the Central Jail, some grooming heads.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a group of prisoners outside what is now called the Central Jail, some grooming heads. The men are shackled with leg irons. At the centre of the photograph there appears to be visitors, including a woman. The man in white in the upper right of the photograph is seated on the steps of the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1424/1(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(19)
Title:
Prisoners outside jail, Katmundu, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a group of prisoners at the foot of the steps of the Jagannath Temple, outside what is now called the Central Jail. Most of the prisoners are sitting, some with a visiting family group, and are shackled with leg irons. Guards can be seen at the top of the steps. The Central Jail was creat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1424/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(29)
Title:
Temple, Nepal [The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View looking east, showing a numerous Shiva shrines as well as two of the buildings (sattals) within the complex. The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple is located on the hill directly east across the Bagmati River from the Pashupati Temple and along the pathway leading from the footbridges to the Mrigasth...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1424/1(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(30)
Title:
[The northern footbridge at the Pashupati Temple, spanning the Bagmati River to connect the west bank Arya Ghat (shown here) with the east bank's Pandra Shivalaya shrines] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of the northern footbridge at the Pashupati Temple, spanning the Bagmati River to connect the west bank Arya Ghat (shown here) with the east bank's Pandra Shivalaya shrines. The Pashupati temple is shielded from view by ancillary buildings, many of which have been refurbished or replaced sin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1424/1(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(31)
Title:
[A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines, Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines, Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River (hidden from view by structures) to the pagoda-style Pashupati temple in the centre of the photograph. The Pashupati complex of temples and ghats is located on the Bagmati River, fiv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1424/1(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(32)
Title:
[Annapurna Ajimā, a temple to the goddess of abundant grain, Annapurna, overlooks the busy crowd in one of the oldest and most important market squares in Kathmandu - Asan Tol.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Annapurna Ajimā, a temple to the goddess of abundant grain, Annapurna, overlooks the busy crowd in one of the oldest and most important market squares in Kathmandu - Asan Tol. Asan Tol is connected to the Kathmandu Darbar Square, 800 metres to the southwest, by the Siddhidas Marg, a moder...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1424/1(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(33)
Title:
[Radha Krishna Temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a temple with a building behind. Radha Krishna Temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind. Teku Thapathali is located at the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. Corresponds to Photo 1424/3(3) (albumen print).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1424/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(36)
Title:
[A view looking north to the Rani Pokhari (Queen's Pond), Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view looking north to the Rani Pokhari (Queen's Pond), Kathmandu. The pond was built in 1670 by King Pratap Malla to console his queen when their son was trampled by an elephant. The temple in the middle of the pond is dedicated to Matrikeshvor Mahadev, a form of Shiva. The Seto Darbar, with it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item