[Portrait of an unidentified European woman sitting in a type of sedan chair carried by four bearers, possibly that referred to as a 'tonjaun'.] Photographer: Glover, Thomas George
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Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = palanquins; road transport; tonjans; transport
The Government of India, Simla 1864. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Sir John Lawrence and members of the Council of the Governor-General. The sitters are: (secretaries, standing behind, left to right): Edward Harbourd Lushington, Financial Secretary; Colonel (later Sir) Henry Norman, Military Secretary; Colonel (later Sir) Henry Dura...
The Ex-King of Delhi [Bahadur Shah II]. Photographer: Tytler and Shepherd
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Three-quarter length portrait of Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862), Emperor of Delhi 1837-57. He is shown lying on a charpoy with a hookah in front of him. The photograph was taken in May 1858, while the ex-king was being held in Delhi awaiting his trial by the British for his part in the rebellion. I...