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Language Not applicable Name Venn, Thomas Walters, 1882-1973

221. Photo 146/1(222)

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Photo 146/1(222)
Title:
Vengurla Head, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography The rubble breakwater of the jetty is seen at the base of the hill well protected from the N.W. monsoon. Site of the Tembe Battery already mentioned (overleaf). The harbour guiding light and flagstaff are now there. The Traveller’s Bungalow is on the lower point,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

222. Photo 146/1(223)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(223)
Title:
Vengurla Head, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography The Custom's Karkun and his peon rowing out to give clearance to a ferry steamer. At this period (1930) these vessels were converted mine sweepers. Their R.N. names being: H.M.Ss - Salford, Repton, Appledore, Bradfield, Wem, Monaghan, Instow.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

223. Photo 146/1(224)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(224)
Title:
Vengurla Head, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Passenger taraffas alongside a steamer. They ware punted with long bomboos in preference to rowing, wherefore the broad gun?nles. The Indian passengers squatted on the bottom. The topee-wallahs sitting on the seats.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

224. Photo 146/1(225)

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Title:
Savantwadi Town, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography The old fort in Savantwadi. The chief now lives a modern house in the same locality. When Col. Bevan with his Pioneers was making the new highway through this state to the ?Bam Ghaut he called upon his ruler, than a woman and asked her if she would like the road t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

225. Photo 146/1(226)

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Title:
Savantwadi, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Looking from Vengurla Head towards Riari and the Goa frontier. A nurse from the American mission hospital at Vengurla was drowned on this beach whilst bathing one evening in October 1929. When Col. Bevan with his Pioneers was making the new highway through this st...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

226. Photo 146/1(227)

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Photo 146/1(227)
Title:
Savantwadi State, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Somewhat inland from Vengurla. A mango plantation and a coconut palm nursery.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

227. Photo 146/1(228)

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Photo 146/1(228)
Title:
Riari or Redi Bay. The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Talavada Head left behind. At this spot, ½ a mile from Riari Fort, the S.S. ‘Krishna’, a Bombay ferry steamer with 3 or 4 hundred deck passengers on board, was beached on 23rd May 1879. The South-West monsoon broke very suddenly and much sooner than expected. After ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

228. Photo 146/1(229)

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Photo 146/1(229)
Title:
Riari Fort, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Bastions of main gateway where most of the casualties occurred. In the morning after the first assault two British officers got themselves hoisted through one of the embrasures quite ready to surrender. Writing in 1826 Capt. Jervis, Bombay Engineers, said this was the only one between Bombay an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

229. Photo 146/1(230)

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Photo 146/1(230)
Title:
Riari [Redi] Fort, The Konkun Coast. The entrance to the fort at the end of the curved covert way. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Writing in 1826 Capt. Jervis, Bombay Engineers, said this was the only one between Bombay and Goa, deserving notice as a fortified post against European artillery and troops. It had been bombarded in 1717 by ships of the Bombay Marine, but marines could not be landed because of the heavy surf an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

230. Photo 146/1(231)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(231)
Title:
Riari [Redi] Fort, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from the parapet of the main gateway looking south. The Akhali can just be discerned as from a great height. Tiracol point is beyond. Writing in 1826 Capt. Jervis, Bombay Engineers, said this was the only one between Bombay and Goa, deserving notice as a fort...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item