Kungaswami's Pillar, Nilgiri Hills. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the outcrop of rock. This print is credited to Henry Dixon in the album, but signed prints by Lyon exist of this image (see, for instance, Clark Worswick, 'The Last Empire' (Aperture, 1976), p. 128.). Probably exhibited at the Paris Exhibition of 1867.
View of the lake from Audrey House, Udagamandalam (Ootacamund). Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from the west end of the lake looking east. With Lyon's letterpress caption pasted on the mount and annotated 'Paris Exhib. 1867, M.788.'
View from the Cedars showing Avalanche Valley, Udagamandalam (Ootacamund). Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from the garden of the Cedars, looking towards the hills. With Lyon's letterpress caption pasted on the mount and annotated 'Paris Exhib. 1867, M.788.'
Temporary bridge across the river, New Coonoor Ghat. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking up the stream towards the small, newly-constructed wooden bridge, with labourers posed at the right. With Lyon's letterpress caption pasted on the mount and annotated 'Paris Exhib. 1867, M.788.'
View from Gaol Hill showing the Willow Bund and Lake, Udagamandalam (Ootacamund). Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking westwards down onto the lake, with the Willow Bund at the left and the bazaar area in the left foreground. With Lyon's letterpress caption pasted on the mount and annotated 'Paris Exhib. 1867, M.788.'
General view of the main façade of Queen's College, Varanasi (Benares). Photographer: Bromochary, Brajo Gopal
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Genre: Architectural Photography View along the driveway to the gothic building. 'Taken by the photographer in the service of His Highness the Maharaja of Benares', probably at this time B.G. Bromochary. Also inscribed 'Exhibitor, H.H. Maharaja of Benares, after exhibition to be placed at the d...