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Subject Water Carriers

1. 1784.a.10(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.10(26)
Title:
Married women of Spiti. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Peasant women and water pail.' Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of two women, posed in front of a wall. The figure on the left is positioned with her back to the camera, to illustrate the manner of carrying the wooden water bucket.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

2. 10076.i.2, 1(18b)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(18b)
Title:
A water-carrier. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of a young woman, posed in front of a wall and carrying a large terracotta jar, balanced against her hip.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

3. 10076.i.2, 2(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 2(34)
Title:
Coming from the well, Levka. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a woman walking along a street in Lefka, bearing a terracotta water on her hip: 'The surroundings of the water-carrier in this picture are peculiarly characteristic. Over a rude frame, supported on posts of pine-wood, an old vine spreads its leaves; on th...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 58773(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 58773(24)
Title:
[Snapshot of a man carrying water pots.] Photographer: Collings, Jesse
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 58773(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 58773(25)
Title:
Bhistee, Mahomedan water carriers. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a bhisti or water carrier, pouring water into the hand of a youth.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890s
Extent:
1 item

6. L.R.298.b.2, 2(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 2(54)
Title:
Qahátika water girl. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length full-face portrait of a Qahátika girl, bearing a round water pitcher on her head.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item

7. L.R.298.b.2, 2(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 2(58)
Title:
Mohave water carrier. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length outdoor portrait of a Mohave woman, carrying a child on her hip and a water pot on her head. 'A Mohave mother on the bank of the Colorado river. The Mohave carry practically all burdens on their heads. Being unusually large and strongly built, the women t...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 item

8. L.R.298.b.2, 2(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 2(68)
Title:
By the canal — Maricopa. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Maricopa woman seated on a river bank, holding a water pot: 'Earthen utensils of native manufacture are in general use among the Maricopa. Large jars are kept in the houses to be filled with a day's supply of water; smaller ones are used for conveying w...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item

9. L.R.298.b.2, 2(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 2(75)
Title:
Getting water — Havasupai. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of a Havasupai woman collecting water on the banks of the Havasu river: 'The beautiful limpid Havasu flows the entire length of Cataract Cañon, furnishing the Havasupai with ample water for irrigation and for domestic use. They carry the household supply of wate...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F138/59(567)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F138/59(567)
Title:
Viceregal tour of Western India States: Jamnagar: Women carrying caldrons. Photographer: Laithwaite, John Gilbert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Snapshot of a row of women standing by the roadside.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1941
Extent:
1 item