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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 218 Level [40] File

41. Photo 218(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(41)
Title:
Jewellers at work [Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Four jewellers seated with the tools of their trade. Subjects = jewellers; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

42. Photo 218(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(42)
Title:
Saiva Brahman reading a Cadjan [Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Seated figure reading a palm leaf book. Subjects = Brahmins (caste); ethnic groups; reading & writing
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

43. Photo 218(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(43)
Title:
Hindoo caste ladies [Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of five ladies. Good study of dress and jewellery. Subjects = ethnic groups; jewellery
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

44. Photo 218(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(44)
Title:
Marmalong Bridge, built by Peter Uscan. The Adyar [River]. Dhobies at work. Bridge at Sydapet. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Dhobis in foreground, Marmalong Bridge, built by the Armenian Petrus Uscan in 1726, beyond. Carte de visite size print. Subjects = bridges; dhobis; occupations; river scenes Location = Adyar (river); Chennai; India; Madras; Tamil Nadu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

45. Photo 218(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(45)
Title:
Guindy Park [near Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Banyan trees in Guindy Park, near Madras, the country residence of the governors of Madras. Carte de visite size print. Subjects = banyans; public gardens; trees & plants Location = Guindy; India; Tamil Nadu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

46. Photo 218(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(46)
Title:
Government House, Guindy [near Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view. Carte de visite size print, with some chemical staining. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; government houses Location = Guindy; India; Tamil Nadu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

47. Photo 218(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(47)
Title:
[Government House] Guindy [near Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Government House from the park, the building largely obscured by banyan trees in the foreground. Carte de visite size print. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; government houses Location = Guindy; India; Tamil Nadu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

48. Photo 218(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(48)
Title:
Pekottah for raising water [Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Indian figure operating a picotta, a device for raising water from a well. Carte de visite size print. Subjects = picottas (water raising device); water supplies; wells
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

49. Photo 218(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(49)
Title:
Box-wallah [Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Indian servant standing with trunks, two of which are loaded onto the bullock cart in the background. Carte de visite size print. Subjects = occupations; servants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

50. Photo 218(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 218(50)
Title:
Brahman Vaishnava Vadahalay [Madras]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length studio portrait of a Brahmin examining a paper. Carte de visite size print. Subjects = Brahmins (caste); ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item