Genre: Ethnographical Photography Merchants seated among wicker baskets of grain in front of their shop. Print probably shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.
Domestic servants, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Posed studio group showing four domestic servants posed in the act of performing various tasks (cleaning shoes, washing plates, pouring water, etc). Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, ...
Dubgurs at work, Surat. Photographer: Narayen, Shivashanker
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four men seated on a verandah, apparently making pots. 'Dubgur - a caste in the scale of Dheras, in Guzerat. They are also called Kalpa, or skinners.' (Glossary of Indian terms for the use of the various departments of the Government of the East India ...
Non-photographic: Watercolour by a Bombay artist the process of boiling molasses in water to make sugar.
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Shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. See Mildred Archer, 'Company drawings in the India Office Library' (HMSO, London, 1972), p. 248, catalogue no. 201 (iv).
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...
Juggler performing the sword-swallowing trick, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Photographer's name on mount. Probably shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. Studio portrait of juggler, with only the hilt of his sword protruding from his mouth.
Cloth stamper, Western India. Photographer: Narayen, Shivashanker
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Cloth stamper seated at a low table on the verandah of a house. This is probably the photograph shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, and described in the catalogue as follows: 'Printing...This is done by wooden stamps, which are charged with the colouring ma...
Bill collectors, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed with bills at the doorway of a house. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native bill collectors,' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873...
Indian chatty (pottery) shop. Photographer: Hooper and Western
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography General view of roadside shop, with trader seated among earthenware pots in front of his shop. This is presumably one of the series of views by Hooper & Western which were shown first at the London Exhibition of 1871 and later at the Vienna Exhibition of 18...
Sonars (goldsmith caste) at work, Cuttack. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four men seated on a mat at work. Two are using blowpipes to heat metal, two are working pieces of metal with small hammers. Prints 4930-4935 all appear to have been taken by the same photographer on the same occasion, and may have been displayed at Vi...