Bombay. Oriental Bank. Watson's Hotel. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking south along Esplanade Road, with the Oriental Bank in the foreground at the junction with Meadow Street. Watson's Hotel in the background. Subjects = banks; British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; hotels; street scenes
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking north along Esplanade Road from the junction with Rampart Row. The Sassoon Institute stands in the left foreground, with the side of Watson's Hotel beyond and the Bombay Club in the distance. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architec...
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the Byculla Hotel, at the junction of Bellasis Road and Ripon Road. In the foreground stands the ornate cast-iron fountain, with a central pillar on top of which stands a statue of the Parsi philanthropist Cursetjee Manockjee. Subjects = Briti...
Indian goldsmith. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Goldsmith squatting with his tools in front of a small furnace. He is blowing air into the fire through a thin metal pipe. Subjects = goldsmiths; occupations
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of six Indian entertainers. The girl seated in the centre is in the process of having her tongue pierced by a long needle. Subjects = entertainers; jugglers; occupations