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21. Photo 615(16)

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Photo 615(16)
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A favorite fishing spot at the bottom of one of the deep valleys near Darjeeling, we used often to come here for tiffin. It was so cool and shady and such luxuriousness of foliage. The wild plantain tree is very prominent with its large leaves. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Caption continues: 'We used to sit on the rustic bridge in the foreground and catch small trout which were very good if put quickly into the frying pan. The mountains rose almost perpindicularly on all sides and the sun hardly reached the water'. Subjects = fishin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 615(24)

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Photo 615(24)
Title:
Another picnic place on the Runghoo torrent. We used to sit in a sort of lane in the centre of the picture and have our tiffin while listening to the roaring water running by us. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 615(29)

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Photo 615(29)
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Encore the bridge! I could not help taking it again as the light was so beautifully on it. If you have a magnifier, look at the creeper with it. Do you see our ponies, my bearers and the road leading up to the spring? Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = bridges; river scenes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 615(30)

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Photo 615(30)
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A bad photograph, badly printed on bad paper. But the scene was a pretty one. Do you see Mr Gordon Young looking at some wild hogs on the opposite hill with his glasses & little Percy by his side! Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 615(26)

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Photo 615(26)
Title:
The entrance to Darjeeling with the "defences" which were thrown up to prevent an attack from the mutinous sepoys. This is not a good picture but I thought it would give you some idea of the place. You see my pony again on the road. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = fortifications; hill stations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 615(3)

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Photo 615(3)
Title:
View from the verandah of Mr Gordon Young's house. To the left is the bazaar, about the centre of the picture high up is the church and just to to the right of the church, with a dot over it, is my house. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = hill stations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 615(4)

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Photo 615(4)
Title:
The house in which I lived all the time I was at Darjeeling and where I spent many a pleasant hour. Mrs Gordon Young is seated in the verandah, the right hand window upstairs was my bed room, below it was the drawing room. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption continues: 'The building to the left was my servants houses'. An annotation to the right of the print reads: 'You should look at the figures with a magnifying glass'. Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; European architecture in India; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 615(14)

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Photo 615(14)
Title:
The house in which Mr Halliday lived. Far away to the left you can see the church and my house to the right of it. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; European architecture in India; hill stations; private houses
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 615(18)

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Photo 615(18)
Title:
A more distant view of the bridge. The pathway is visible to the right. My pony is waiting for me to the right. This was a nice pretty cool spot and we used often to come here on a holiday. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = bridges; river scenes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 615(34)

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Photo 615(34)
Title:
"You must fancy us on a Sunday morning going along the road in front then turning to the left up the hill & so on to church. The house to the right of the church is the one in which I lived when Superintendent of Darjeeling," [signed] H.C.J. Augt 20th. Photographer: James, Henry Curry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of Darjeeling enclosed within a painted floral border. Subjects = hill stations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 item