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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 181 Language Not applicable Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 181

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Photo 181
Title:
The Underwood Travel Library: Stereoscopic Views of India. Photographer(s): Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Collection of stereoscopic views contained in a custom-made case in the form of a book entitled India Volume I and India Volume II. Each pair of views is mounted on stout card (now somewhat bowed) for insertion in a viewer. Each mount is stamped 'Underwood & Underwood, Publishers', with lett...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
100 items

2. Photo 181(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(1)
Title:
[View] Over university and Secretariat (sq. tower), S. from Rajabai Tower, Bombay, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Looking south towards the harbour in the distance. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; secretariats; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 181(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(2)
Title:
The most magnificent railway station in the world, Bombay, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; bullock carriages; European architecture in India; railway stations; railways; road transport; stereoscopic prints; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 181(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(3)
Title:
Parsis worshipping the new moon - view E. to B.B. & C.I. Ry. [Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway] building, Bombay, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway; British colonial architecture; ethnic groups; European architecture in India; Parsees; railway companies; railway stations; railways; religion; stereoscopic prints; transport; Zoroastrianism
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 181(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(4)
Title:
Tower of Silence, where vultures devour the Parsi dead, Malabar Hill, (N.E.), Bombay, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of the Tower of Silence. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = funerals; funerary practices; Parsees; rites and customs; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 181(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(5)
Title:
Hindu burning place, S. from near Malabar Hill - cremating the dead Bombay, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = cremation; funerals; funerary practices (Hindu); rites and customs; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 181(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(6)
Title:
Drunken dance of the eight-armed divinity, Shiva, rock-hewn temple, Elephanta, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = architectural elements; Hindu deities; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Hindu); interiors; rock-cut temples; Shiva images; stereoscopic prints; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 181(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(7)
Title:
One of the world's marvels - beautiful Dravidian temple cut in solid rock, Ellora, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the entrance to Cave XVI, the Kailasanatha, at Ellora, with the free-standing pillar or dhwaja-stambha in the foreground. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut temples; stereoscopic prints; tem...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 181(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(8)
Title:
'There is no god but God and Mahomet is His Prophet' - prayers in mosque, Ahmedabad, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Moslems at prayer in the courtyard of the mosque. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = religion; religion (Islam); stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 181(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(9)
Title:
Primitive native life of India - Hindu women grinding at the mills, Mt Abu. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = domestic life (Indian); food and drink; food preparation; rural life; stereoscopic prints; villages; women
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item