Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the canal towards the tunnel running through the cliffs at Varkala. The building of the tunnel (opened to through traffic in 1880) linked Trivandrum to Quilon in a single canal. Subjects = canals; Curzon Collection; irrigation; tunnels; water su...
Genre: Landscape Photography View from above the tunnel seen in print 31 looking back along the canal. Duplicate (later print) at Photo 792 (1254). Subjects = canals; Curzon Collection; irrigation; water supplies
Genre: Landscape Photography Canal scene with local craft. Duplicate (later print) at Photo 792 (1255). Subjects = canals; Curzon Collection; irrigation; local craft; rural life; transport; wallums (Kerala trading boat); water supplies; water transport
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of a substantial residence, built in European style with a square tower. Possibly the Maharaja of Travancore's Palace. Subjects = Anglo-Indian architecture; Curzon Collection; palaces; private houses
View near Chavray [?Chavara]. Photographer: D'Cruz, Zachariah
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the canal, set amidst a coconut plantation. location unidentified, but probably at Chavara, north of Quilon (see map accompanying The Travancore State Manual (1906). Subjects = canals; coconut industry; coconut plantations; Curzon Collection; in...