Collection of 46 loose gelatin silver prints of people and places in Tibet, taken by the photo-journalist and filmaker Eva Siao (1911-2001), during a visit to Tibet in 1956. The collection also includes a 15 pp. xerox copy of an autobiographical memoir by Siao, entitled China—My dream—My reality.
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a Japanese Shinto priest, seated with attendants against a painted backdrop of mountain scenery.
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length seated studio portrait of a Shinto priest, wearing robes of office. Probably photographed at Nagasaki.
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of two seated Shinto priests, a seated woman and two standing women. The group is arranged in an open space in front of a row of stone lanterns, with musical instruments and other objects.
Mohomedans at mid-day prayer. Photographer: Holmes, William (James) Dacia
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Inscription: Captioned as above and signed 'Holmes' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the prayer hall of an unidentified mosque (possibly at Peshawar?), the court in the foreground crowded with figures kneeling in prayer.
[Mid-day prayers at an unidentified mosque, Pakistan.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from an elevated position looking towards the prayer hall of an unidentified mosque, the court in the foreground crowded with men during a service. A pencilled note on the reverse suggests Peshawar as a possible location.