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Object Number
2006.9
Display Title
Historic photographs mounted on heavy cardboard
Descriptions
Object Description
Historic photographs mounted on heavy cardboard, some on both sides of the boards. The photos include turn-of-the-century New Zealand landscapes by Burton Bros, Dunedin; Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; views of Colombo, Monghyr, Serownie, Shapore, Hatee, Kandy, Kelaniya Valley and Soorajporah, Ceylon, including indigo production (sowing indigo, factory, workers, etc.), stacking ghats, temples, carpenters at work, factory buildings, "coolies", and "Charlie's" tennis party, tandem, horses, boats, polo club, dogs and parade meet, 1880's - 1890's.
Classification
- Art 2-D
Department
Photographic
Date
ca 1880-1920
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Asia / Sri Lanka
Asia / Sri Lanka
Materials
Photograph
Credit Line
Gift of Film Study Center
Provenance
Collector
Film Study Center, Harvard University
(3/29/06)
Donor
Film Study Center, Harvard University
(3/29/06)
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