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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 934 Level [40] File

21. Photo 934(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(21)
Title:
[Hindu woman praying at linga shrine, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
'Hindu wife prays to the God Siva for blessing of fertility. Phallic symbol is obscured by iron grating at base of a type of cactus tree which is believed to have power to endow worshipper with productive powers. Woman whose face barely shows behind tree has prayed in vain for days and has been ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 934(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(22)
Title:
[Brahmins worshipping in the Kalighat Temple, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'Brahmins worship in the Kalighat temple. Spoon-shaped brass container holds Ganges water. Brahmins are the highest caste of Hindus, their mark of distinction being the piece of string seen in hand of gray-haired senior Brahmin.' Subjects = Brahmins (caste); ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 934(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(23)
Title:
[Bathing ghat near the Kalighat Temple, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography 'Hindus bathe in the holy water of a canal which was cut from the original bed of the Ganges. Steps lead down from the grounds of the Kalighat temple. Water is still considered holy, even though from the Hooghly.' Subjects = ghats; religion; religion (Hinduism); r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 934(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(24)
Title:
[Nimtollah Burning Ghat, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
'Nimtollah burning ghat where Hindus burn the bodies of their dead and commit the remains to the Hooghly river. Several funeral pyres still burn while abandoned baby in foreground awaits burning.' Subjects = cremation; funerals; funerary practices (Hindu); ghats; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 934(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(25)
Title:
[Nakodha Mosque, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'The Nimtollah [sic for Nakodha] Mosque, largest Mohammedan mosque in Calcutta. Its prayer hall will accommodate 10,000 worshippers. A modern specimen of Indo-Saracenic architecture, its minarets (towers) are 151 feet high. GI truck at entrance is waiting for a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 934(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(26)
Title:
[Indian women in the grounds of the Shitalanatha Jain Temple, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
'Indian women, dressed in the native saree, return from prayer at Jain Temple. Little girls wear European dress usually until marriage age, although some mothers like to dress the little girls in sarees.' Note Indian photographer with camera in background. Subjects = cameras; photographers; ph...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 934(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(27)
Title:
[Portraits of two Indian actresses, Binota Bose and Mrs Rekha Mullick, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'Indian movie actresses. Dressed in sarees, 19-year old Binota Bose, left, and Mrs Rekha Mullick, right, are both right at home before camera and lights. Miss Bose earns $360.00 per month and Mrs Mullick $210.00. Both are well educated and prefer American books, pict...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 934(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(28)
Title:
[Woman and child in the street, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'India has thousands of child brides. The unfortunate young woman shown here feeding the infant from the giant cocoanut in the foreground has been seen on Calcutta's streets day after day with the child. Her misery is more than typical of thousands of India's unfortu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 934(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(29)
Title:
[Marble Palace, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'In contrast to the magnificent palace in the background, two sweating coolies strain at a load of precious firewood. The building is known as the Marble Palace, contains a rich collection of paintings, lavishly furnished. It belongs to a Bengali family who are ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 934(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 934(30)
Title:
[Queueing to buy kerosene, Calcutta.] Photographer: Waddell, Clyde
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography 'Calcutta's poor form a line to buy kerosene at 6 a.m. Each little cubicle may contain a shop and living quarters for a family ranging possibly from 6 to 12. Sanitary facilities consist of an open street drain.' View looking along an alley. Subjects = street scenes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1946
Extent:
1 item