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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 54 Material Type Photographs

11. Photo 54(10)

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Photo 54(10)
Title:
Tomb of Sher Sha Suri, Sasaram, Shahabad District, Bihar. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Faded and dirty print mounted on card numbered '133'. General view from the south-east of the mausoleum of Sher Shah Suri (1540-1545), standing on a stepped square plinth overlooking a tank. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); tombs ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 54(11)

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Photo 54(11)
Title:
Pathanpura Gate of Chanda. Photographer: Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'There are four gateways and five wickets in the walls of Chanda. The Pathanpura Gate is the entrance from the south, and the view given above is taken from the outside of the City walls. The wooden doors as partially seen are very massive...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 54(12)

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Photo 54(12)
Title:
Chanda Walls. Photographer: Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'The bastion in the foreground is one out of about 46 bastions which occur at intervals along the Chanda City walls. These walls are about 7 1/2 miles in circumference. The overhanging foliage consists chiefly of tamarind trees. The strea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 54(13)

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Photo 54(13)
Title:
Chanda Market. Photographer: Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the open market space, with crowds gathered to trade. Letterpress continues: 'The Chanda market is held inside the City walls in the open air on a spot shaded by tamarind trees. These trees are of great beauty, and under their shade lines for market ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 54(14)

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Photo 54(14)
Title:
Tombs of the Gond Kings [Chanda]. Photographer: Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'The tombs of the Gond Kings are in a small enclosure connected with the City walls, and close to the eastern (or Achaleswar) gate of Chanda. They are the resting places of a long line of Gond Kings, the former rulers of Chanda, whose dyna...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 54(15)

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Photo 54(15)
Title:
Monoliths at Lalpet, near Chanda. Photographer: Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the reclining monoliths, with Indian figures standing in the background. Letterpress continues: 'There are seven monoliths shown in this picture. On the right are representations of a fish, a cobra (Nag), and a tortoise. In the foreground is the figu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 54(16)

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Photo 54(16)
Title:
Marias in dancing costume [Chanda region]. Photographer: Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of Maria dancers and musicians. Letterpress continues: 'The Marias are an aboriginal race inhabiting the eastern highlands of Chanda; they are passionately fond of dancing, and their dancing costume is very quaint. Peacock feathers, straw rope tu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 54(17)

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Photo 54(17)
Title:
[Group of Lushai tribesmen of Assam.] Photographer: Westfield and Company, W.F.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of Lushai tribesmen posed in front of a cane house. Subjects = ethnic groups; Lushais (ethnic group)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 54(18)

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Photo 54(18)
Title:
[Group of Lushai tribesmen of Assam.] Photographer: Westfield and Company, W.F.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = ethnic groups; Lushais (ethnic group)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 54(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 54(19)
Title:
[Group of Lushai men and women of Assam.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of seated and standing figures posed in front of a European building. The majority hold muskets. See Photo 355/1 (12) for a similar study of this group, taken on the same occasion. Photo 355/1 (11) also shows some figures from the group, posed wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item