[Prints 169-72: Miscellaneous scenes and portraits, Kodaikanal.] Photographer: Colebrook, Edward Hilder
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Five prints, from Kodaikanal and possibly other locations, showing a village tailor seated at his sewing machine, labourers dusting the ghaut road preparatory to tarring, unidentified Indian with pony, police informant with presentation revolver, youth on road carrying a basket on his head. Su...
[Prints 173-75: Scenes at Madurai during visit of His Excellency (?)the Governor of Madras.] Photographer: Colebrook, Edward Hilder
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Genre: Historical Events Three prints, showing guests seated at durbar, Guard of Honour of the Madura Armed Reserve on parade, and the courtyard of Trimul Naik's Palace. Subjects = auxiliary forces; Colebrook Collection; durbars; guards of honour; Indian Army; Madura Armed Reserve; military (...
[Prints 177-181: Agricultural and rural scenes, Tirupurukundram.] Photographer: Colebrook, Edward Hilder
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Five prints, view looking towards rock and mosque, washing clothes in the tank, stone image of 'Thiruvalluvar and Nandanar', and two prints showing rice paddy being winnowed and bagged. Subjects = agriculture; Colebrook Collection; crops; dhobis; rice; servants; tanks; water supplies Locatio...
[Prints 202-12: 'Tiny' Linden's Wedding, (?)Ramnad.] Photographer: Colebrook, Edward Hilder
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Genre: Historical Events Eleven prints, showing guests at wedding, couple emerging from the church, cutting the cake. Other figures identified are Jimmy and Helen Doak, Spitteler, Marshal family. Subjects = Colebrook Collection; rites and customs; weddings (Christian) Location = India; Rama...
[Prints 213-16: Scenes at Virudunagar.] Photographer: Colebrook, Edward Hilder
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Genre: Landscape Photography Four prints, a street scene and three views of the temple tank (one of women cleaning and filling brass water vessels). Subjects = Colebrook Collection; street scenes; tanks; water supplies
[Prints 231-34: Wayside diversion near Tanjore.] Photographer: Colebrook, Edward Hilder
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Four prints, showing car bogged down in muddy road, with one print showing the cause of the problem, a culvert being rebuilt. Subjects = cars; civil engineering; Colebrook Collection; road building; road transport; roads and highways; transport