Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter length studio portrait of a smiling girl, holding a fan. The caption written in the negative reads 'Imitating missus'. Subjects = ayahs; servants
Government House (Calcutta). Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the north-east. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; government houses
'Cornwallis' steams to action. Photographer: Unknown
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Starboard beam view of Cornwallis under way, location unknown. Subjects = Cornwallis (steamer); Indian Navy; named vessels; steamers; transport; water transport
Elephant shifting a large baulk of teak onto a pile in a Rangoon timber yard. A mahout sits on the elephant, while a second figure on the ground directs the animal with a spear-like length of wood. Subjects = animals; elephants; mahouts; teak; timber industry; timber yards Location = Burma; ...
[Alguada Reefs Lighthouse, off Cape Negrais, Bassein, Burma.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the lighthouse. The roped-off area to the right of the lighthouse probably indicates the start of building work on the new landing place. See Photo 103 (17) for a view of the lighthouse with the new landing place constructed. Subjects = lightho...