Genre: Ethnographical Photography Row of women working in a field in Kashmir, probably at Srinagar. Subjects = agricultural labour; Elgin Collection; occupations; women
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Row of children working in a field in Kashmir, probably at Srinagar. Subjects = agricultural labour; child labour; Elgin Collection; occupations
Moulvies [Muslim lawyers, Delhi]. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three seated men in discussion, surrounded by books. Much of the background, apart from two framed calligraphic illustrations on the wall, has been whited out. This photographs appears as illustration no. 198 in vol IV of 'The People of India' (APAC Photo 972/4...
Sansies. Delhi District. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of two women and a man of the Sansi tribe, a hereditary vagrant or criminal class. Photograph used as illustration no. 195 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Sansis; vagrants
Shrofs. Money changer. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of two men, seated with account books and piles of coins. Subjects = Elgin Collection; money changers; occupations
Gold lace maker. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man at work with foot-operated loom. This photograph is used as illustration no. 187 in vol IV of The People of India (1869), where the location is given as Delhi. Subjects = Elgin Collection; gold lace makers; occupations; zunlozis
Banya's shop. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Banya or bunnea (petty trader) seated in the doorway of his shop, his scales in front of him. The photograph is used as illustration no. 184 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Duplicate at Photo 460 (52). Subjects = banyas; Elgin Collection; occupation...