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171. Photo 972, 3(168)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(168)
Title:
Thakoor Brahmin girl. Hindoo. Saharunpoor. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. 'The subject of this illustration belongs to a tribe of Brahmins of the Upper Provinces, who are known by the name of Thakoors: a title of respect. She is a good specimen of the women of her tribe, in appearance as well as in cost...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

172. Photo 972, 3(169)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(169)
Title:
Cultivators. Russia Rajpoots. Hindoos. Dehra Dhoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of two seated men. Oval image, faded. 'These peasants are residents of Jumnootri, or the source of the Jumna...The hill Rajpoots are not inferior to those of the plains in bravery, but they seldom take service, and subsist by farming and hunting, of wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

173. Photo 972, 3(170)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(170)
Title:
Niltoo. Hill porter. Rajpoot. Dehra Dhoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. 'The subject of this photograph is Niltoo, a coolie or hill porter, carrying milk. He is a Hindoo, and by caste a Rajpoot of low degree, resident at Gurwhal.' Subjects = ethnic groups; hill porters; occupations; porters; printed...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

174. Photo 972, 3(171)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(171)
Title:
A charcoal carrier. Kolee caste. Dehra Dhoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of man carrying a basket of charcoal on his back. 'This man is a resident of Gurhwal, by caste a 'Kolee', one of the lowest classes...' Subjects = charcoal carriers; ethnic groups; Kolees; occupations; printed books; Watson and K...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

175. Photo 972, 3(172)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(172)
Title:
Hill porter. Brahmin. From Gungootri. Dehra Dhoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait, against a plain backdrop. 'The subject of this photograph is a hill porter, who is represented carrying salt, which he has exchanged for the produce of his land.' Subjects = Brahmins (caste); castes; ethnic groups; hill porters;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

176. Photo 972, 3(173)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(173)
Title:
A Patar. Dehra Doon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length seated portrait. Oval image, some fading. 'This woman is a resident of the interior of Gurhwal, and by designation a Patar. The word 'Patar' involves no caste distinction: it is the Hindi term for courtezan or prostitute, but it is employed to desig...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

177. Photo 972, 4(174)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 4(174)
Title:
Kessoa, mason, and his wife. Domes. Kumaon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of couple. Subjects = domes; ethnic groups; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 4, 1869) Location = India; Kumaun District; Uttar Pradesh
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

178. Photo 972, 4(175)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 4(175)
Title:
Jhukkurk Sing. Hindoo of Lobha. Kumaon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. Oval image, somewhat faded. 'This person belongs to one of the numerous tribes of Hill Rajpoots, few of whom are recognized by the tribes of the plains...The person represented belongs to the poorest part of the hills in the Gurhw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

179. Photo 972, 4(176)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 4(176)
Title:
An inhabitant of Mooshegaree. Professes debased form of Hindooism. Kumaon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. 'Mooshegaree comprises a collection of villages, situated at the southern extremity of the Johar pass, leading into Thibet, where the people profess a debased form of Hindooism, which is largely affected by the Buddhist form of re...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

180. Photo 972, 4(177)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 4(177)
Title:
Hoona Mull. Uggurwalla Bunnea. Hindoo. Hissar. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait, seated cross-legged on a carpet. Oval image, some fading. 'They are, in short, a steady, money getting class of people, given to hard bargains and usury; but they are, at the same time, men of their word, strict in their transactions, not ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item