Genre: Ethnographical Photography Merchants seated among wicker baskets of grain in front of their shop. Print probably shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.
Oil mill, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Bullock team grinding down contents of a large wooden tank to produce (coconut?) oil. The animals are attached to an arm which turns the base of the container. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, oc...
Mortar Mills, probably in the Krishna District. Photographer: Thompson, Ross
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Genre: Landscape Photography Bullock teams attached to grinding wheels in the foreground, with brick kiln beyond. This is presumably one of the series of views by Thompson of irrigation works in the Krishna District which were shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, although this particular pho...
Genre: Landscape Photography Buffalo pulling a large grindstone attached to a wooden arm. The buildings in the background appear to be in the Fort area of Bombay. Probably a print shown at an international exhibition.
Women selling vegetables from a basket (studio reconstruction). Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of two women seated with a basket of vegetable produce. Probably a print shown at an international exhibition.
Butcher's shop, Hyderabad. Photographer: Hooper and Western
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three men posed round chopping block in front of shop, with meat hanging from hooks. This is presumably one of the series of views by Hooper & Western which was shown first at the London Exhibition of 1871 and later at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forb...
Country shoe makers, probably in Western India. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of shoemakers seated at work on the verandah of the workshop. With label from Vienna Exhibition of 1873 on the reverse.
Tailors at work, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Dursies or tailors,' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forbes watson, 'Vienna Universal...