Miscellaneous snapshot portraits of street life in various parts of Bombay, including street hawkers, barbers, drawing water, a Mahomedan funeral, etc. A number of these informal portraits also appear in enlarged form in Photo 790/2.
Palazzo Listonii, L'art nouveau. Photographer: Rowland, Sydney
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Interior view of the Liston residence, Bombay. Set of views of the house of William Glen Liston, two interiors and two views of the verandah. Good views of furniture and fittings in art nouveau style.
Funeral of a plague victim, Bombay. Series of nine snapshots of the funeral of a plague victim. The individual prints are captioned: Washing, Sitting up, Dressing, Flowers, The Bier, Building the Pyre, Putting corpse on pyre, Water Ceremony, The Burning.
Putting corpse on Pyre. Photographer: Rowland, Sydney
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Funeral of a plague victim, Bombay. Series of nine snapshots of the funeral of a plague victim. The individual prints are captioned: Washing, Sitting up, Dressing, Flowers, The Bier, Building the Pyre, Putting corpse on pyre, Water Ceremony, The Burning.
Palazzo Listonii, Dudh pilai dai. Photographer: Rowland, Sydney
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View of Mr and Mrs Liston seated on a veranda of the Liston residence, Bombay. Mrs Liston is holding a baby and a nursemaid is seated on the floor next to her. Set of views of the house of William Glen Liston, two interiors and two views of the verandah. Good views of furniture and fittings in ...