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51. Photo 181(55)

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Photo 181(55)
Title:
A burning ghat on the Ganges, at Benares, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of Manmandir Ghat. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = ghats; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

52. Photo 181(56)

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Photo 181(56)
Title:
Who dies in the waters of the Ganges obtains Heaven - bathing and burning Hindu dead - Benares, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = cremation; funerals; funerary practices (Hindu); ghats; rites and customs; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

53. Photo 181(57)

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Photo 181(57)
Title:
Hindu pilgrims bathing in the sacred well of their god Vishnu - N. bank of Ganges, Benares, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking into the tank near the Manikarnika Ghat. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = religion; religion (Hinduism); stereoscopic prints; tanks
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

54. Photo 181(58)

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Photo 181(58)
Title:
Suttee pillar at a Benares burning Ghat, where Hindu widows died on husbands' funeral pyres. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along ghat, with low pillar in foreground. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = funerals; funerary practices (Hindu); ghats; rites and customs; rites and customs (Hindu); sati; sati stones; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

55. Photo 181(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(59)
Title:
Dabee Chowdray Palwan at Benares, India, a vegetarian of 46 years, lifting a 560 lb. weight. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = entertainers; stereoscopic prints; weight lifters
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

56. Photo 181(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(60)
Title:
Peaceful now, but stained with horrible memories - Massacre Ghat on Ganges, Cawnpore, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the Sati Chaura Ghat, with an Indian standing with a cow and two donkeys in the foreground. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = ghats; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

57. Photo 181(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(61)
Title:
Memorial at Cawnpore to British women and children massacred by Nana Sahib, 1857, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = European sculpture; monuments and memorials; Mutiny memorials; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

58. Photo 181(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(62)
Title:
Industrious dhobies (washer men) at work in river, W. from Lucknow, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Dhobis washing clothes in the Gumti at Lucknow, with the railway bridges across the river in the background. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = bridges; dhobis; occupations; river scenes; stereoscopic prints Location = Gomati (river); Gumti (river); India; Lucknow; U...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

59. Photo 181(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(63)
Title:
Baillie Gate from E., torn by mutineers' guns during siege; where rescuers entered - Lucknow, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; gateways; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

60. Photo 181(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 181(64)
Title:
Lucknow's memorial to Sir Henry Lawrence and heroes who died in '57 (view N.W.), India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking towards the large memorial cross, with part of the Residency visible in the background. Stereoscopic pair. Subjects = monuments and memorials; stereoscopic prints
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item