Specimens of silver filigree work made by Sonars from Cuttack. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Specimens of work laid out on a mat. Prints 4930-4935 all appear to have been taken by the same photographer on the same occasion, and may have been displayed at Vienna Exhibition of 1873.
Worker preparing thread for sari weaving. Photographer: Narayen, Shivashanker
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Weaver crouching beside a spinning wheel, paying off thread to to a reel at the right. Photograph not credited, but probably one of the series of views of cotton manufacture shown by Shivashanker Narayen at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.
Mortar Mills, probably in the Krishna District. Photographer: Thompson, Ross
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Genre: Landscape Photography Bullock teams attached to grinding wheels in the foreground, with brick kiln beyond. This is presumably one of the series of views by Thompson of irrigation works in the Krishna District which were shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, although this particular pho...
Copper and iron mining scenes, Alwar. Photographer: Cadell, Thomas
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Genre: Industrial Photography One of the series of photographs shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. The six views in the series appear to relate to two catalogue entries, three of iron mining activities and three of copper. Without expert knowledge it is difficult to be certain which is whic...
Juggler performing the sword-swallowing trick, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Photographer's name on mount. Probably shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. Studio portrait of juggler, with only the hilt of his sword protruding from his mouth.
Cloth stamper, Western India. Photographer: Narayen, Shivashanker
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Cloth stamper seated at a low table on the verandah of a house. This is probably the photograph shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, and described in the catalogue as follows: 'Printing...This is done by wooden stamps, which are charged with the colouring ma...
Bill collectors, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed with bills at the doorway of a house. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native bill collectors,' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873...