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2581. Photo 1180/2(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1180/2(18)
Title:
Exporting jute (loading into flats from jetty). Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann.
Scope & Content:
View showing bales of jute being loaded onto a covered barge moored at the end of the jetty, probably at Narayanganj.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

2582. Photo 1180/3(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1180/3(1)
Title:
View of jute mill from across river. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
View looking across the river towards the buildings of a jute mill on the far bank. This probably shows the Barnagore Jute Mill, just north of Calcutta (see prints 2-3).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

2583. Photo 1180/4(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1180/4(6)
Title:
Jute being transhipped from boats at ghat to press-house [probably at Calcutta]. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
View showing bales of jute being unloaded from boats at the riverside, presumably on the Hugli at or near Calcutta.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

2584. Photo 1180/4(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1180/4(18)
Title:
Exporting jute from press-house to boats [probably at Calcutta]. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
View showing bales of jute being lowered by crane from a jetty, onto barges moored alongside. Probably photographed on the Hugli at Calcutta.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

2585. Photo 1182(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(1)
Title:
Bird's-eye view over the Chu-kiang or Pearl River.— Canton River. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking along the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) at Canton, busy with local craft and with the twin towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral visible in the distance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

2586. Photo 1183(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(29)
Title:
Ferry near Bandong. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '54' in pencil on mount. Genre: Landscape Photography View from a vantage point on the bank, looking down onto the ferry moored at the water's edge. A European party with their carriage have just boarded the craft, which is constructed from two boats lashed together with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

2587. Photo 1183(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(40)
Title:
Native bamboo bridge, Java. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a riverbank at an unidentified location, towards an elaborate bamboo bridge crossing the stream.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2588. Photo 1183(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(49)
Title:
[River scene with paddy fields, Java.] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '58' in pencil on mount. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto a river towards a wooden bridge, with terraced paddy fields leading down to the water's edge in the foreground. Precise location unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2589. Photo 1183(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(50)
Title:
[View from behind the Hotel Belle Vue, Buitenzorg, Java.] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '52' in pencil on mount. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto a river and jungle. This view appears to show a similar composition to Photo 1158 (14), but at a later date. The volcanic peak of Salak on the skyline, has faded almost to invisibility, in the pr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2590. Photo 1183(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(52)
Title:
[River and jungle scenery with figures, Java.] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '17' in pencil on mount. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto a stretch of river running through jungle scenery, with three Javanese figures posed in the foreground. Precise location unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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