Road scene near Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View along a palm-lined road, with two figures standing in the middleground and with a temple gopura seen through the trees in the distance. Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
River view near Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.View looking across a river, towards a riverside ghat and mansion among the palms on the far bank; with an Indian figure posed on the riverbank in the foreground.
A 'Bit' through the trees from Lambsknowe [Ootacamund]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Oval image. A view looking down into the valley, with a figure standing in contemplation of the vista among the trees which dominate the foreground taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
Deodars, 35 and 37 feet in circumference. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of Deodar trees in Himachal Pradesh, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1863. Deodar trees are native to the Himalayas and can grow to 200 feet in height. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘devadara’ meaning tree of the gods; the wood was traditionally used to construct temples.