Studio portrait of 7 young men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis
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Studio portrait of 7 young men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis. All of them (but one) are fully shaved. 4 men are sitting on a chair, 3 are standing behind them. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1959]. Size of original print/negative: 6 x 4 inche...
Studio portrait of 2 men and a child. On the left is Raja Sir Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Annamalai Chettiar, Raja of Chettinad, and to his left his brother (unknown name). Both men are standing wearing formal suits, turbans and sandal garlands. The brother and the child have a bunch of flowers in...
Studio profile bust-shot of a woman. She is wearing a headscarf and is the wife of Lakshminan Chettiyar (famous film producer who shot the 1956 'Madurai Veeran'). Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1962]. Size of original print/negative: 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches (Q...
Studio bust-shot of a Chettiyar man. He is wearing a white shirt, an angavastram around the neck and has a pottu on his forehead. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1965]. Size of original print/negative: 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches (Quarter). Format of original mater...
Studio photo of a young woman sitting on a metal chair
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Studio photo of a young woman sitting on a metal chair. Full-length shot. She wears a sari, has a few necklaces/chains and a watch. She has a pottu on her forehead. She was from Ariyakudi. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1981]. Size of original print/neg...
Studio profile bust-shot of a woman. She wears a sari and a transparent black blouse. She has earrings, a chain and a necklace. She has khajal on her eyes. She was from Tiruppattur. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: unknown. Size of original print/negative:...
Studio bust-shot of a bald man. He wears a white shirt, with a pen in his pocket, and looks at the camera. His was from Tiruppur. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1975]. Size of original print/negative: 2 ½ x 2 ½ inches (120). Format of original material:...
Studio profile bust shot of a man wearing a white shirt
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Studio profile bust shot of a man wearing a white shirt. He is looking on the right side. This is S.K. Palanisamy, the brother of S.K. Srinivasen (founder of Vasen studio). He was a banner artist and painter and he taught photography to S.K. Srinivasen. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Stud...