Group of carpenters at work, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed with various tools. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native carpenters at work' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forbes wats...
Women pounding and cleaning rice, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of two women, one using a pestle and mortar holding a tray of rice. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native women pounding and cleaning rice' by Nicholas & Cur...
Women with curry stone and raggy mill, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing two women, one crushing spices, the other grinding raggy (a grain cultivated as a staple in food in Southern India) between two millstones. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &...
Two women grinding grain in the yard of a house. Photographer: Hooper and Western
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography An elderly and a younger women seated at a grindstone, watched by a young boy. 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 1873 (J. Forbes Wa...
Oil mill, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Bullock team grinding down contents of a large wooden tank to produce (coconut?) oil. The animals are attached to an arm which turns the base of the container. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, oc...
Mortar Mills, probably in the Krishna District. Photographer: Thompson, Ross
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Genre: Landscape Photography Bullock teams attached to grinding wheels in the foreground, with brick kiln beyond. This is presumably one of the series of views by Thompson of irrigation works in the Krishna District which were shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, although this particular pho...
Butcher's shop, Hyderabad. Photographer: Hooper and Western
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three men posed round chopping block in front of shop, with meat hanging from hooks. This is presumably one of the series of views by Hooper & Western which was shown first at the London Exhibition of 1871 and later at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forb...
Country shoe makers, probably in Western India. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of shoemakers seated at work on the verandah of the workshop. With label from Vienna Exhibition of 1873 on the reverse.