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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 915 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 915

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915
Title:
Miscellaneous photographs of India and Ceylon.
Scope & Content:
Collection divided into two parts (Photo 915/1-2).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 915/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1
Title:
Album of Indian views.
Scope & Content:
Brown leather post-bound album, 342x260mm, with 'Photographs' stamped in gold-leaf on the cover. The majority of prints are captioned in pencil and include views of fishing, a religious procession, temples, a mosque, forest scenery, the Teesta River, Himalayas and coastal scenes in Ceylon. Phot...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s
Extent:
29 items

3. Photo 915/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(1)
Title:
[Fishing scene, South India.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View showing the techniques employed by local fishermen to cast their nets. Subjects = fishing
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 915/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(2)
Title:
[Temple cars at the Jagannatha Temple, Puri.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View taken during the annual festival at the Jagannatha temple, Puri. Two colossal temple cars are in the middle of a square surrounded by a large crowd of devotees. Subjects = religion; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); temple cars
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 915/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(3)
Title:
[View of a camel cart, India.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view of a covered two-wheeled cart pulled by a camel. Subjects = camel carts; camels; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 915/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(4)
Title:
[View of Trichinopoly.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over the teppakulam towards the Rock and temple. Subjects = Indian architecture (Hindu); tanks; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 915/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(5)
Title:
[General view of a large unidentified temple complex, South India.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over rooftops and walls to distant gopura. This is possibly a view at Srirangam. Subjects = Indian architecture (Hindu); temples; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 915/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(6)
Title:
[View of thousands of worshippers outside an unidentified mosque.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over the mass of worshippers towards the mosque which is located below a range of hills. Subjects = Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; prayer; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances; religious observances (Islamic); unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 915/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(7)
Title:
[View of men working a picotta in rural India.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View of a device made from wooden poles with a large lever for drawing water from a well. Men are at the top and bottom of the scaffold. Subjects = picottas (water raising device); water supplies; wells
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 915/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 915/1(8)
Title:
[View of a narrow street with houses in an unidentified Indian town.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; private houses; street scenes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item