View from near Wilson's Bungalow, shewing the mountain range dividing the highland from the southern plains (Ceylon). Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Falls of the Ooma Oya, near Fort McDonald (Ceylon). Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of jungle waterfall on the Uma Oya south-east of Kandy. Subjects = river scenes; waterfalls Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka; Uma Oya (river)
Chain bridge over the Oomah Oya, near Dickwella. [Or: 'View of rope bridge, a pretty spot near Galle']. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of rope bridge over a river. The handwritten title conflicts with the caption given for this print in the Bourne & Shepherd catalogue (in square brackets). The photographer's caption is presumably more likely to be correct. Subjects = bridges; river scene...
Chain Bridge over the Oomah Oya [Ceylon]. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography Probably a Bourne & Shepherd photograph and probably taken at the same location as print 5, ie near Galle rather than in the hill country near Kandy. Subjects = bridges; river scenes Location = Ceylon; Galle; Sri Lanka
Bombay. Oriental Bank. Watson's Hotel. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking south along Esplanade Road, with the Oriental Bank in the foreground at the junction with Meadow Street. Watson's Hotel in the background. Subjects = banks; British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; hotels; street scenes
Statue of the Queen, Bombay. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography General view of Richard Noble's statue of Queen Victoria, showing her seated on a throne beneath a gothic canopy. A number of Parsi onlookers stand in the foreground. The statue was unveiled in 1872 and this photograph (which shows the monument surrounded by a makesh...
[View along Esplanade Road from] Rampart Row, Bombay. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking north along Esplanade Road from near the junction with Rampart Row. The large building on the left beyond the open ground is the Bombay Club. On the skyline at right is the tower of St Thomas's Cathedral. Subjects = British colonial architecture; club...
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Carte de visite sized print of a bheestie or water carrier emptying his leather skin of water into a large bowl. Duplicate of Photo 127 (94). Subjects = bhistis (water carriers); occupations; water carriers