Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women, their heads covered, standing in the open air. Subjects = Jainism; Newsome-Glenn Collection; religion; women
Fisherman and wife, Cherrapunji. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of a fisherman, carrying fish-traps on his back, with his wife beside him holding recently-caught trout. Subjects = fishermen; fishing; Newsome-Glenn Collection; occupations
Mewati group, Delhi. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four men, posed on and beside a wall. The caption is taken from the copy of this photograph mounted in The people of India, vol. IV, no. 202, which reads: 'Mewattees, Mussulmans. Originally Hindoos. Delhi.' The letterpress describes this group as 'a fa...
Women carrying loads of vegetables, Darjiling. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four women posed with large baskets of vegetables on their backs. Subjects = agriculture; crops; Newsome-Glenn Collection; women
Tea picking girl, Darjiling. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length studio portrait of a labouring girl, posed beside a tea bush and a wicker basket. Captioned on the reverse, 'A cooly woman, Darjeeling.' Subjects = Newsome-Glenn Collection; occupations; tea pickers; women
Gypsy woman and child, Madurai. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Half-length portrait of a 'gypsy' woman carrying her child in a sling. She wears a headdress apparently made from coils of rope. Ethnic group unidentified. Subjects = ethnic groups; Newsome-Glenn Collection; unidentified