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21. Photo 515/1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(13)
Title:
[Covered bullock cart, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Two-wheeled covered cart. Subjects = bullock carts; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 515/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(1)
Title:
[South Indian devotee of Ganesh, Madras district.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = ascetics
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 515/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(6)
Title:
[Two fishermen in a canoe, Madras district.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = fishing; fishing boats; local craft; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 515/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(9)
Title:
[Festival car, Madras district.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
View of a large wooden festival car. Oval image. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '276. Festival car.' Subjects = festivals; temple cars
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 515/1(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(11)
Title:
[Covered bullock cart, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Bullock cart with a palm thatch covering. Subjects = bullock carts; road transport; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 515/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(29)
Title:
[Picotta (device for raising water), South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Two men operating a picottah, 'that ancient machine for raising water, which consists of a long lever or yard, pivotted on an upright post, weighted on the short arm and bearing a line and bucket on the long arm...' (Hobson-Jobson). Probably the print listed in the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 515/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(36)
Title:
[Reckla or small bullock cart, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man standing on a cart drawn by a small bullock. The reckla is small two-wheeled carriage consisting of little more than a small platform and seat mounted over the cross-axle. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '75. Reckla (Native...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 515/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(3)
Title:
[Studio portrait of a South Indian family, Madras district.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full length standing portrait of a man and a woman with a child at their feet. The woman holds a saucepan and the man a sitar-like instrument. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 515/1(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(32)
Title:
[A group of schoolgirls with their teacher, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio group portrait with teacher seated in centre. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '134. A group of school girls'. Subjects = education; schoolchildren; schools
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 515/1(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(38)
Title:
[Portrait of a young (?)Tamil girl, Ceylon.] Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = ethnic groups; Tamils Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item