[View of plantation workers hoeing tea.] Photographer: Vellancey, J.A.
Scope & Content:
Probably in one of the gardens of the Buxa Dooars Tea Co Ltd (at Kalchini and Raimatang) in West Bengal, bordering Assam. An annotation below the print reads: 'J. A. Vellancey, Calcutta, 1909', probably the photographer responsible for this and other tea plantation prints in this collection, alt...
[View of plantation workers picking tea.] Photographer: Vellancey, J.A.
Scope & Content:
Probably in one of the gardens of the Buxa Dooars Tea Co Ltd (at Kalchini and Raimatang) in West Bengal, bordering Assam. The estate manager and two assistants are standing in the field (see Print 17 for portraits). An annotation below the print reads: 'Taken by J. A. Vellancey, Assam 1909'. Dup...
[Baskets of tea being weighed.] Photographer: Vellancey, J.A.
Scope & Content:
Probably in one of the gardens of the Buxa Dooars Tea Co Ltd (at Kalchini and Raimatang) in West Bengal, bordering Assam. The photographer is almost certainly J. A. Vellancey.
[Tea being packed in tea chests.] Photographer: Vellancey, J.A.
Scope & Content:
View of workers packing tea in chests bearing the name and trademark of the Buxa Dooars Tea Co Ltd in West Bengal and the date 1909. The photographer is almost certainly J. A. Vellancey.
[Exterior of a photographic studio with the owner (?) sitting on a skylight on the roof and an assistant standing in the doorway.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
The photographer's name is painted on the studio wall, but only the last three letters '..ker', are visible. The location is unknown and could be anywhere in South or South-East Asia (see Print 34 for example).
[View of women and children picking tea.] Photographer: Vellancey, J.A.
Scope & Content:
Probably in one of the gardens of the Buxa Dooars Tea Co Ltd (at Kalchini and Raimatang) in West Bengal, bordering Assam. Possibly by the same photographer identified in Print 5.