'Mathra: Country Boat' [6-b] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in Jan 1918. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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- Content
Genre/Subject Matter:
This image shows a group of men and boys standing and sitting on or behind a local boat known as a ‘shasha’, made from the central stalks of palm fronds (barusti) bundled together.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Mathra.’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Country Boat'
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘12’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(Jan. 1918)’
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 96 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'b'; '12'
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- Photo 496/6/12
- Title
- 'Mathra: Country Boat'
- Pages
- 6-b
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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