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Language Not applicable Name Simpson, Benjamin, 1831-1923

21. Photo 752/1(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 752/1(25)
Title:
Kandahar, 1880-81. [Deh Khoja, from above the Durani Gate]. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View of a ruined fortification or caravanserai. One of the series of views taken by Simpson and marketed by Bourne & Shepherd. [Albumen print, signed 'B. Simpson 4' in the negative, 286x207mm]. Subjects = forts; Macnabb Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880-1881
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 752/1(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 752/1(26)
Title:
Kandahar, 1880-81. [Karez Hill and Kokoran, from corner of Picket Hill]. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking over town with mountains in the distance. One of the series of views taken by Simpson and marketed by Bourne & Shepherd. [Albumen print, signed 'B. Simpson 13' in the negative, 283x215mm]. Subjects = Macnabb Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880-1881
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 752/1(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 752/1(27)
Title:
Baba Wali Kotal, Kandahar, 1880-81. [The Baba Wali Kotal, showing the position of Ayaub's guns.] Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a lake in the shadow of a rocky hill. Another copy at Photo 50/1(82). One of the series of views taken by Simpson and marketed by Bourne & Shepherd. [Albumen print, signed 'B. Simpson 8' in the negative, 292x225mm]. Subjects = Macnabb Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880-1881
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 972, 1(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(15)
Title:
Oraon Cole. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders half-profile portrait. Oval image. Subjects = ethnic groups; Oraon Kols; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 972, 1(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(16)
Title:
Oraon Cole female. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders half-profile portrait. Oval image. Subjects = ethnic groups; Oraon Kols; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 972, 1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(17)
Title:
Cole national dance. Chota Nagpur. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women dancing, with men beating drums. Oval image. Subjects = dance; ethnic groups; Oraon Kols; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 972, 1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(18)
Title:
Lurka Cole. Aboriginal ('Fighting Cole'). Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders profile portrait of a man holding an axe. Reproduced as a lithograph , plate 26 (b), in Edward Tuite Dalton, Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal (Calcutta, 1872), and there captioned 'A 'Ho' or Kol of Singbhum'. Subjects = ethnic groups; Lurka...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 972, 1(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(19)
Title:
Cole Christians. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter portrait of a young woman and a boy posed with a book at a table, and wearing European dress. Oval image. 'Beads, brass ornaments, and flowers, they delight in. It will be seen that the Christian girl photographed is quite unadorned. They are requ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 972, 1(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(20)
Title:
Korewah. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor: PRINT MISSING. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography See Photo 973/1 (20) for a copy of the missing print. Subjects = arms and armour; bows and arrows; ethnic groups; Korewahs; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bih...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 972, 1(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(21)
Title:
Korewah group. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of three men, posed with bows and arrows. Reproduced as a lithograph , plate 30, in Edward Tuite Dalton, Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal (Calcutta, 1872). Subjects = arms and armour; bows and arrows; ethnic groups; Korewahs; printed books; Watson and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item