[The Maharaja of Bharatpur, Jaswant Singh, in durbar.] Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Historical Events The young Maharaja sits on a masnad surrounded by officials and retainers. Stored separately in Print Room planchest 6C. Exhibited in 'India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900', Brunei Gallery, London, 11 October - 12 December 2001. Exhibited, Empire and Commonwealt...
[A two-wheeled covered cart drawn by a pair of bullocks.] Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Reproduced as print 349 in vol VII of The people of India under the heading 'Guddees', cultivators and cattle breeders. In the Bourne & Shepherd catalogue the photograph is simply described as 'An Indian carriage and pair'. Subjects = bullock carriages; e...
[Large group of European and Indian clergymen/missionaries.] Photographer: Rust, Thomas A.
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Genre: Portrait Photography The sitters have been numbered in the negative 1-136, but no key exists. The Reverend R. Clark is number 77. This may be a gathering of missionaries from the Church Missionary Society only or from several different missions. Subjects = missionaries