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241. Photo 28/2(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(28)
Title:
Natives of the Peshawur Valley. Photographer: Shepherd, Charles
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '1388' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of Afridi men, seated and standing in front of a mud house, several armed with jezails and shields. No.1388 in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue and there described as, 'Group of Natives fr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

242. Photo 28/2(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(29)
Title:
Afredees of the Khyber Pass. Photographer: Shepherd, Charles
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Shepherd 1387' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Posed group of four Afridi men armed with jezails, sheltering behind a mud wall, one aiming his gun at a distant target.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

243. Photo 28/2(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(30)
Title:
Jah [Jat] Sirdars, Bhurtpore. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of three men sitting on a rug, with a hookah on the left and a chobdar standing in attendance. Also publsihed in John Forbes Watson and John William Kaye, 'The People of India' (8 volumes, London, 1868-75) and there captioned, Goojur Sirdars....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

244. Photo 28/2(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(32)
Title:
[?]A Thebetian Llama from Lassa. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group of Tibetan men and women, with the lama seated on the ground reading and holding prayer beads. One of the women is posed with her back to the camera to show details of her dress. Another copy at Photo 1224/2 (185). It seems likely that this prin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

245. Photo 127(98)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 127(98)
Title:
[Jewellers of Galle, Ceylon.] Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Carte-de-visite study of a group of Galle jewellers gathered round a table with their wares. For larger format prints featuring the same group, see Photo 210/1 (52) and Photo 1224/1 (131).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

246. Photo 210/1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 210/1(52)
Title:
Galle Jewellers. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Four men standing round a table displaying jewellery. For another copy, see Photo 1224/1 (131) and for a carte-de-visite of the same group in a different pose, see Photo 127 (98). Photograph of four jewellers from Galle, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), displayin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

247. Photo 303/2(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(2)
Title:
H. Ex[cellency] Sir Salar [Jang]. Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of Sir Salar Jang (1829-1883), Prime Minister of Hyderabad.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

248. Photo 303/2(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(4)
Title:
Raja Nurinder Parsad Peshkar Narain Prasad]. Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Narain Prasad (c. 1809-1889), Revenue official and member of the Hyderabad Council of Regency 1883-84. He is seen seated with his left arm resting on a table on which stand books.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

249. Photo 303/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(5)
Title:
[Shams-ul-Umara of Hyderabad.] Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of Shams-ul-Umara (1814-1881), co-regent during the minority of Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan. He is seated beside a smal table on which stand a pistol and a small vase of flowers. The portrait is incorrectly captioned 'H. Ex. Vikarool Oomr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

250. Photo 303/2(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(6)
Title:
H.H. Mookrumerood Dowlah [of Hyderabad]. Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Photographer's monogram and date, 'P.D. 1872', inscribed in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, the subject holding a sword and seated beside a small table on which a photograph album rests. Biographical details untraced (presumably a member of the Hyde...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

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