View of a group of date palms, Western India. Photographer: Newton, Henry
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Genre: Landscape Photography Faded print 'Photo. by W. Griggs from negatives lent by H. Newton Esq, late of Bombay 17/10/71. [Prints received] 2/3/72.'
Genre: Landscape Photography Group of palms, with fort walls in background. Islamic tomb and tamarind tree. 'Recd. from Genl Biggs 22/3/71.' But possibly printed from a paper negative made in the mid-1850s in Karnataka.
[Indian Forest Trees, No. 28.] Phoenix sylvestris, the common palm, Central Provinces. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of a stand of palm trees, with the roof of a tiled house visible in the background and an Indian figure seated on a rough wooden animal pen in the left foreground. With additional note written on album page beneath the print: 'The common date palm grows all ove...