Bombay Harbour, S.S. Rukmavati. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Landing passangers by boat at Elephanta, one of the daily calls on her service of the eastern islands and creek of Bombay Harbour. In the background is the southern shore of the Panwell or Ulwa Creek.
Bhatkal Head, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Another view of the creek. The town is about 2.5 miles up the estuary and can be reached by freighted boats of the smaller size and on the tide. Bhatkal. An open fair weather roadstead. A port project was mooted to cut the narrow isthmus behind the headland and link up with the nearest railhea...
Mangalore, The South Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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The craft astern is a sea-going buggalow. She is engaged in making a new suit of sails. This is usually done under the advice of a local expert sailmaker.
Pigeon or Netrani Island, 12 miles off the Coast of Canara. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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The encrusted rock is the only footing available in the whole circumference of the island. On this occasion it was reached from Bhatkal by a sailing boat towing a toney (dug-out) for the landing. It seems never to have been lived upon, but the edible nests of the sea swiftlet were collected th...
Rajamundrug to Kumpta. The North Canara Coast Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Genre: Landscape Photography A breezy day among coconut palms, where life is at its simplest and probably not fifty rupees in cash in the whole village.
H.M.I.S 'Hindustan' 1930. Karwar, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Kona Point and flagstaff on the right. Modern Karwar is among the casuarina plantations. The bungalows of Government officials extend along the bright of the bay.
'Lot's Wife', Bombay Harbour. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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The government shooner used by the Commisioner of Salt and Excise Department of the Bombay Presidency. In the left background is Trombay Island (so-called). On the right is Karanja. Two toneys or dug-out canoes are near ship.