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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 451 Material Type Photographs

31. Photo 451/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(29)
Title:
Arrival at Calcutta - a human conveyor belt unloads tea chests into the transit sheds. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Tea being unloaded from the river steamer Magok, with a smaller river steamer, the Joan, moored in the foreground. Subjects = industries; Joan (river steamer); Magok (river steamer); named vessels; river steamers; steamers; tea industry; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 451/1(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(30)
Title:
The weight of each chest is checked carefully as it passes into the Calcutta Sale Tea Warehouse. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Chests being weighed in the warehouse of the Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta, operated by Balmer Lawrie & Co., Ltd. Subjects = industrial buildings; industrial processes; industries; interiors; machinery; tea industry; tea warehouses; weighing machines
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 451/1(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(31)
Title:
A sample from each chest is inspected for taint or damage. The nose of the inspector is the precision instrument employed. [Calcutta.] Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Scene inside the tea warehouse. Subjects = industrial buildings; industrial processes; industries; interiors; tea industry; tea warehouses
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 451/1(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(32)
Title:
Samples are drawn for buyers with a scoop through a hole bored in the chest. [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Scene inside the tea warehouse. Subjects = industrial buildings; industrial processes; industries; interiors; tea industry; tea warehouses
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 451/1(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(33)
Title:
Balmer Lawrie & Co., Ltd.'s buyers discuss and value the samples over the lines of cups and pots on the tea-tasting counter. [Calcutta.] Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Subjects = industrial buildings; industrial processes; industries; interiors; tea industry; tea warehouses
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 451/1(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(34)
Title:
Bidding for export teas in the Calcutta Tea Traders' Association Auction Room. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Subjects = auctions; industrial processes; industries; tea industry
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 451/1(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(35)
Title:
Tea sold for consumption abroad being loaded for shipment at the warehouses near the docks [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Tea chests being loaded onto lorries from the station platform. Subjects = industrial processes; industries; lorries; road transport; tea industry; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 451/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/1(36)
Title:
The start of the long road to the tea consumer overseas. Looking down the River Hooghly, with the Calcutta Transit sheds and warehouses in the foreground. Photographer: Bose, P.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Aerial view. Subjects = aerial views; docks and dockyards; river scenes Location = Calcutta; Hugli (river); India; West Bengal
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 451/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/2
Title:
Indian Tea Association Collection: 'Tea Garden Photos'. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Black springback portfolio album stamped 'Tea Garden Photographs' in gold on front cover and measuring 343x272mm. The snapshot sized prints are mounted several to a page, with handwritten captions and dates beneath. The album consists mainly of views on Assam tea estates, including managers' bu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910-1940
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 451/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 451/3
Title:
Indian Tea Association Collection: Assam tea estate scenes. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous collection of loose prints, generally in good condition, the majority captioned and dated on the reverse. The material ranges from amateur snapshots (prints 1-10) to larger prints of generally higher quality. The majority of the views show buildings (managers' bungalows, tea facto...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1924
Extent:
25 items