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91. Photo 15/10(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(22)
Title:
Shepherd mountain home. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Almost identical to preceding print, figures posed slightly differently. Subjects = Elgin Collection; occupations; shepherds
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

92. Photo 15/10(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(45)
Title:
Rungrazes. (Dyers). Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of Rangrez or dyer caste at work. This photograph is used as illustration no. 183 in vol IV of The People of India (1869), where the location is given as Delhi. Subjects = dyers; Elgin Collection; occupations; Rangrez (caste)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

93. Photo 15/10(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(46)
Title:
Moguls. Delhi. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of father with children. This photograph is used as illustration no. 197 in vol IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Mughals
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

94. Photo 15/10(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(48)
Title:
Delhi bankers. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length group portrait of four seated men. Subjects = bankers; Elgin Collection; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

95. Photo 15/10(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(50)
Title:
Brahmins (Pundits). Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Seated group of three men and a youth. This photograph appears as illustration no. 200 in vol IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Brahmins (caste); Elgin Collection; occupations; pundits; teachers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

96. Photo 15/10(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(51)
Title:
Rajpoots. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four men, armed with shields, swords and muskets. This photograph is used as illustration no. 199 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = arms and armour; Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; muskets; Rajputs; shields
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

97. Photo 15/10(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(54)
Title:
Snake charmers. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two snake charmers blowing their pipes. Photograph used as illustration no. 205 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Elgin Collection; entertainers; Jogis (caste); occupations; snake charmers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

98. Photo 15/4(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/4(44)
Title:
Government House, Guindy, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; Elgin Collection; European architecture in India; government houses Location = Guindy; India; Tamil Nadu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

99. Photo 15/6(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(24)
Title:
Another view [of the moat and Palace wall, Mandalay]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography A clearer view of the wall surrounding the Palace and cantonment, insterspersed at intervals with ornate wooden watchtowers. Second copy neg at B.11998. Subjects = Elgin Collection; forts; watchtowers Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

100. Photo 15/6(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(25)
Title:
The Palace. The centre of the universe, Mandalay. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The main buildings of the royal palace or Nandaw, with the gilded spire or shwepyathat. The centre of the palace was formerly known as the 'Centre of the Universe'. Second copy neg at B.12011. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Elgin Collection; palaces Locati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item