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Language Not applicable Place West Bengal, India, Asia Level [40] File

1. Photo 25(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 25(47)
Title:
Jute factory, Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; factories; industrial buildings; industries; jute industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 792(227)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(227)
Title:
Village scene, Bengal [with bullock carts]. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = bullock carts; Newsome-Glenn Collection; road transport; rural life; transport; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 792(406)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(406)
Title:
Toddy collector, Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Snapshot of a toddy tapper descending from a tree. Subjects = food and drink; Newsome-Glenn Collection; occupations; toddy tappers; toddy wine
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 792(501-507)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(501-507)
Title:
Snapshots of rural life and village scenes in Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Newsome-Glenn Collection; rural life; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:

7 prints

5. Photo 792(508)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(508)
Title:
Village Bengal: treading in rice at a country farm. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = agriculture; crops; farms; Newsome-Glenn Collection; rice; rural life; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 792(513-519)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(513-519)
Title:
Views of an unidentified mosque, probably in West Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; Newsome-Glenn Collection; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s
Extent:

7 prints

7. Photo 792(819)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(819)
Title:
Bride awaiting groom, Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Copy print. Bride dressed in her finery. Subjects = Newsome-Glenn Collection; rites and customs; weddings (Hindu); women
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 792(913-923)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(913-923)
Title:
Snapshots of rural life in Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Subjects = children; Newsome-Glenn Collection; rural life; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:

11 prints

9. Photo 792(1246-1247)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(1246-1247)
Title:
Snapshots of river scenery. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Two snapshots, one identified simply as 'Bengal'. Subjects = Newsome-Glenn Collection; river scenes; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930s
Extent:

2 prints

10. Photo 792(1635)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 792(1635)
Title:
Village scene in Bengal, probably near Calcutta. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View across a pond or tank towards the thatched houses of the village. Possibly a later print of a 19th-century photograph. Similar in style to Bourne and Saché's views of Bengal rural scenes.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item