[Group with Khan Bahadur Dustorjee Nosherwanjee, Parsee High Priest of the Deccan.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of Khan Bahadur Dustorjee Nosherwanjee, with three standing figures. Location unknown, probably Bombay. For another portrait, see Photo 1000 (4368). Subjects = ethnic groups; Parsees; priests; religious leaders
[Magicians performing the mango tree trick.] Photographer: Hooper, Willoughby Wallace
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three entertainers posed in the act of performing the trick by which a mango tree seemingly grows beneath a basket in a matter of moments. Duplicate at Photo 335/2 (57). Subjects = conjurers; entertainers
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two Indian servants posed as if in a European domestic interior, complete with gun rack, tables, trophies and pictures on wall, etc. In fact the tiled roof visible at the top of the picture indicates that the scene has been set up in the open air. Duplicate at ...
[Group of shoemakers.] Photographer: Hooper, Willoughby Wallace
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man and two women seated on the ground at their work. Duplicate at Photo 335/2 (60), there captioned 'chucklers', a South Indian term for shoemakers. Subjects = occupations; shoemakers