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11. Photo 17/2(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(19)
Title:
Tying up operations - hobbling a big tusker. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'A fine young tusker was the first to be singled out by the mahouts for attention. A couple of 'koomkies' were cleverly worked into the herd and after many failures eventually backed themselves in on either side of him, in this way, he was quickly secured...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 17/2(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(22)
Title:
Tying up operations - hobbling a big tusker. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'This perhaps better illustrates the operations described under No. 17, and at the same time enables one to realize more clearly the great superiority in size of the 'koomkies' over the captured elephants'. This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 17/2(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(24)
Title:
A 'koomkie' punishing a troublesome young cow. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'At times it was found necessary to deal severely with some of the captured elephants. The picture shows an obstinate young cow being towed out of the kheddah 'assisted' from behind by one of the 'koomkies''. This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 43...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 17/2(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(31)
Title:
Group of Forest Officers, shikaris, beaters and 'koomkies'. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Caption reads: 'A reference to the Introduction will give the reader some idea of the elaborate preparations made to ensure the success of the operations. The central figure in the group is Mr Muttanna, the Chief of the Mysore Forest Department, who was responsible f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 17/2(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(4)
Title:
The wild herd in the jungle. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'The elephants shown in this picture, though wild, had become so familiar to the sight of man that the photographer was able to approach within thirty yards of them without exciting any curiosity. The picture gives an excellent idea of the heavy bamboo ju...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 17/2(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(7)
Title:
The beginning of the drive. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events The second day of February was the day set apart for the drive from the outer to the inner stockade. By 9am His Highness the Maharaja with his Royal guests were on the scene and having taken up their positions on an elevated platform just opposite the stockade from whic...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 17/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(16)
Title:
The herd retiring before the 'koomkies'. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'As will be noticed from this photograph the 'koomkies', without exception, are magnificent animals capable of coping with the strongest of the strong. This is very necessary for should the capture contain an ill-tempered tusker, or a refractory cow, seri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 17/2(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(26)
Title:
A captured rogue elephant (single tusker) disporting himself in the Kabani River. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'Nothing is more quieting to a newly captured animal than a bath, and at the earliest opportunity it is taken down to the river near by and allowed to disport itself to its heart's content. The picture shows an enormous rogue elephant which was captured w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 17/2(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(3)
Title:
Glimpse of the herd in the outer stockade. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'This picture introduces the reader to the actual sphere of operations and shows a few elephants browsing within the outer or large enclosure, a full description of which is given in the introduction'. This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/60. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 17/2(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(13)
Title:
The impounded herd make a rush for the kheddah gate Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'This picture forms a striking contrast to the preceding one and it is difficult to realize that it has been taken from the same spot. The mass of boughs and foliage which went to make up the disguise of the Kheddah has been trampled down and swept away b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

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