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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 451 Language Not applicable Place Assam, India, Asia

1. Photo 451/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1
Title:
Indian Tea Association Collection: Assam Tea. A pictorial record by Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. Photographer(s): Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Black cloth-covered post-bound album stamped 'Tea. Balmer Lawrie & Co., Ltd. Calcutta' in gold on front cover. Photographer's label laid down onto rear fixed endpaper. Album measures 292x385mm and contains prints mounted one to a page with tissue interleaving on which the captions are printe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1950s
Extent:
36 items

2. Photo 451/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(1)
Title:
What a modern tea garden in the plains of northern India looks like. An aerial view of Nalani Tea Estate, Upper Assam, showing the factory buildings on the left of the pictures. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = aerial views; agriculture; crops; industries; tea; tea industry; tea plantations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 451/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(2)
Title:
Leguminous trees interplanted in the tea provide both shade and nitrogenous manure. A section of Panitola Tea Estate, Upper Assam. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Aerial view. Subjects = aerial views; agriculture; crops; industries; tea; tea industry; tea plantations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 451/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(3)
Title:
Jamirah Tea Factory, Upper Assam, showing the factory building and the barn-like corrugated iron sheds in which the leaf is withered. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = industrial buildings; industries; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 451/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(4)
Title:
The Manager's bungalow, Panitola Tea Estate [Upper Assam]. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the bungalow from the lawn. Caption note continues: 'An Assam bungalow of the old style. The roof is thatched for coolness and the living quarters are raised on stilts, originally with the idea of escaping malarial miasma and the attentions of wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 451/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(5)
Title:
A typical contract labourer from the Munda tribe of Chota Nagpur. These men serve a term of three years in Assam with the right of repatriation on completion. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter length portrait of a Munda man standing among tea plants. Subjects = contract labourers; ethnic groups; industries; labour; Mundas; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 451/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(6)
Title:
A contract labourer of the Koya Tribe of Central India carrying a basket of green tea leaf [Upper Assam]. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Koya man standing among tea bushes. Subjects = agriculture; contract labourers; crops; ethnic groups; industries; Koyas; labour; tea; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 451/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(7)
Title:
A woman contract labourer of the Koya Tribe with a basket of green leaf. These primitive forest people turn enthusiastically from Mother Eve's fashions to conventional Indian dress and adornment [Upper Assam]. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Koya woman standing among tea bushes. Subjects = agriculture; contract labourers; crops; ethnic groups; industries; Koyas; labour; tea; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 451/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(8)
Title:
Two contract labourers form the Sonthal Tribe, showing two different types of hoe used for weeding and cultivating. The Sonthals are a tribe of hunters and bowmen largely from the districts of Bihar, known as the Sonthal Paganas. [Upper Assam.] Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of two tea estate labourers. Subjects = agricultural implements; agriculture; contract labourers; crops; ethnic groups; hoes; industries; labour; Sonthals; tea; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 451/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(9)
Title:
Contract labourers frequently settle in Assam. These two young ladies are permanently resident labourers at Jamirah Tea Estate. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of two tea pickers standing among tea bushes. Subjects = agriculture; contract labourers; crops; industries; labour; tea; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

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