[Camp scene,] Dumraon. Photographer: Haward, Henry
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of pitched tents with European women seated reading in front of one. This is probably the camp of officers of the Survey of India who observed the total eclipse of the sun on 22 January 1898 from Dumraon. Subjects = camps; Survey of India Location = Bihar; ...
Scene in courtyard of building, probably the palace, with Europeans in foreground and Indian spectators beyond. A photograph probably taken by Haward during the Survey of India visit to Dumraon to photograph the eclipse of the sun in January 1898. Original negative and modern copy print at Photo...
[Eclipse observations at] Dumraon /98. Photographer: Haward, Henry
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Genre: Historical Events Group of missionaries with telescopes and cameras set up to observe and photograph the total eclipse of the sun of 22 January 1898. A very faded print. Subjects = cameras; eclipses; missionaries; photographers Location = Bihar; Dumraon; India
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along road towards gateway, probably the entrance to the palace, with crowds lining the street. A photograph probably taken by Haward during the Survey of India visit to Dumraon to photograph the eclipse of the sun in January 1898. Original negative and...
Henry Haward Collection: Original glass negatives and modern prints Photographer(s): Haward, Henry
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Collection of original glass negatives (Neg 527/2), with modern contact prints. The contents of the collection can be broken down as follows: 1-26 Views in Calcutta, 1890s. 27-49 Views in Darjeeling, 1890s 50-54 Views taken at Dumraon during the Survey of India party's visit there to observe ...