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India Collection (page 10)

Background imageIndia Collection: Sifting Tea in Assam, India

Sifting Tea in Assam, India
British Empire multiplied the tea gardens in north-east corner of India due to demand in Britain. Photograph showing one of the many processes of sifting the tea prior to packing. Date: late 1890s

Background imageIndia Collection: Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799

Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799, ending the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore

Background imageIndia Collection: Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship

Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First

Background imageIndia Collection: Blowing up the Kashmir Gate at Delhi, Indian Mutiny Date: 1857

Blowing up the Kashmir Gate at Delhi, Indian Mutiny Date: 1857

Background imageIndia Collection: Battle of Gujrat, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), 21 February 1849

Battle of Gujrat, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), 21 February 1849. Date: 1849

Background imageIndia Collection: c. 1870s India - ships in the harbour at Calcutta Kolkata

c. 1870s India - ships in the harbour at Calcutta Kolkata

Background imageIndia Collection: 19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

Background imageIndia Collection: 19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

Background imageIndia Collection: Indian girl with jewellery, nose ring and dagger, India, c. 1880 s

Indian girl with jewellery, nose ring and dagger, India, c. 1880 s
Indian girl with jewellery, nose ring and dagger, India, c.1880 s

Background imageIndia Collection: Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, Myanmar

Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, Myanmar
Vintage 19th century photograph: a Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, British India, Myanmar. c.1890 s

Background imageIndia Collection: Bengal village scene, near Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Bengal village scene, near Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bengal village scene, near Calcutta, Kolkata, India, Samuel Bourne, 1860 s

Background imageIndia Collection: Young Burmese woman with mangoes, Burma

Young Burmese woman with mangoes, Burma, India, c.1890, Myanmar

Background imageIndia Collection: Hawa Mahal, Palace of the Winds, Jeypore, Jaipur, India

Hawa Mahal, Palace of the Winds, Jeypore, Jaipur, India
19th century vintage photograph: Hawa Mahal, Palace of the Winds, Jeypore, Jaipur, India

Background imageIndia Collection: India - bullock cart

India - bullock cart
19th century vintage photograph India - bullock cart

Background imageIndia Collection: India - Raja of Mahmudabad

India - Raja of Mahmudabad
19th century vintage photograph India - Raja of Mahmudabad

Background imageIndia Collection: c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar

c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man

Background imageIndia Collection: Colonial India, British gents ride on an elephant

Colonial India, British gents ride on an elephant. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageIndia Collection: Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928

Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928
Vera Mirova, who specialises in authentic oriental (from Burma, Java, Japan and East India) dances, in her snake dance, 1928 which she was performing in New York Date: 1928

Background imageIndia Collection: The Gol Gumbaz Bijapur, India

The Gol Gumbaz Bijapur, India
19th century vintage photograph: The Gol Gumbaz Bijapur, India

Background imageIndia Collection: British army in India Royal Horse Artillery Umballa, 1871

British army in India Royal Horse Artillery Umballa, 1871
Vintage 19th century photograph - British army in India - officers of the Royal horse Artillery regiment, Umballa, 1871

Background imageIndia Collection: c. 1880s India - street scene by Orr and Barton of Bangalore

c. 1880s India - street scene by Orr and Barton of Bangalore
c.1880s India - unidentified street scene by photographers Orr and Barton of Bangalore

Background imageIndia Collection: British army India, officers of 12th Bengal Cavalry 1871

British army India, officers of 12th Bengal Cavalry 1871
Vintage 19th century photograph - British army in India - officers of the 12th Bengal Cavalry 1871

Background imageIndia Collection: British army officers in India in the 19th century

British army officers in India in the 19th century - these appear to be members of the 23th regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers)

Background imageIndia Collection: India Calcutta, Howrah pontoon bridge over Hooghly River

India Calcutta, Howrah pontoon bridge over Hooghly River
India Calcutta, Howrah pontoon bridge over the Hooghly River. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageIndia Collection: Nutwell Court, Exeter

Nutwell Court, Exeter, seen from the River Exe, seat of Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller-Eliott-Drake. Georgian neo-classical manor house with portico entrance

Background imageIndia Collection: Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur

Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur
Eight rulers of the house of Bijapur including Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah (1450-1510) on the throne, Ibrahim I and Ali I at left, and Ibrahim II, Muhammad at right

Background imageIndia Collection: Black East India ducks and black Cayuga ducks

Black East India ducks and black Cayuga ducks
Black East India ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, and black Cayuga ducks, Anas rubripes. G. S. Sainsburys black East India duck won the cup at Bristol 1872. The black Cayuga duck were sent by Mr

Background imageIndia Collection: Hill Fort of Gingee or Senji, Tamil Nadu, India

Hill Fort of Gingee or Senji, Tamil Nadu, India. 1835

Background imageIndia Collection: Interior of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, India

Interior of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, India
Interior (The Great Corridor) of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, Tamil Nadu, India, a Hindu temple in Dravidian style dedicated to the god Shiva. Date: circa early 1930s

Background imageIndia Collection: Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, India

Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, India
Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843

Background imageIndia Collection: Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Background imageIndia Collection: Portraits of different Indian castes

Portraits of different Indian castes: Brahmins 1, 2, Kshatriyas or Khatri, Punjabi mercantile caste 3, 4, Vaisyas 5, 6, Sudras 7, 8, Hindus of upper India 9, 10, and Mughals 11, 12

Background imageIndia Collection: Pride of India giant or crepe-myrtle, Lagerstroemia

Pride of India giant or crepe-myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciosa. Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co

Background imageIndia Collection: Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India

Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India
Polygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842

Background imageIndia Collection: Story of the Bengal Partition and its reversal

Story of the Bengal Partition and its reversal
Page from The Graphic showing two maps of North East India. The top map shows Bengal partitioned in 1905, when a large part of its former area in the east was united with Assam to form the new

Background imageIndia Collection: Map, Millwall Docks (Harrow Lane) and Poplar, East London

Map, Millwall Docks (Harrow Lane) and Poplar, East London, with railway lines and links. Date: 1906

Background imageIndia Collection: Lord Louis Mountbatten in robes as Viceroy of India

Lord Louis Mountbatten in robes as Viceroy of India
Lord Louis Mountbatten in his robes as Viceroy of India

Background imageIndia Collection: Hurricane at Madras, India: wrecks on the beach

Hurricane at Madras, India: wrecks on the beach Date: 1872

Background imageIndia Collection: Napier Barracks, Karachi, British India

Napier Barracks, Karachi, British India
Napier Barracks, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1908

Background imageIndia Collection: Telegraph from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford

Telegraph from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford
Telegraph sent from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford of the British 125th Rifles, stationed at Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra, India

Background imageIndia Collection: Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Background imageIndia Collection: Mustafa Castle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Date: circa 1910s

Mustafa Castle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Date: circa 1910s

Background imageIndia Collection: PUNKAH-WALLAH

PUNKAH-WALLAH
A PUNKAH-WALLAH keeps the air moving while eleven servants wait on 8 or 9 British diners Date: circa 1840

Background imageIndia Collection: Dhondy Road, Deolali, Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the

Dhondy Road, Deolali, Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageIndia Collection: The interior of Mughal emperor Akbars Tomb

The interior of Mughal emperor Akbars Tomb
The interior of Akbars tomb, the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar This tomb is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece

Background imageIndia Collection: Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams Uddin Altamash

Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams Uddin Altamash (Shams ud-Din Iltutmish). Date: 1911

Background imageIndia Collection: Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi

Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - build by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. Date: 1911

Background imageIndia Collection: H H Maharajah of Upaipur

H H Maharajah of Upaipur
His Highness Maharana Dhiraj Sir Fateh Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I. Maharana of Udaipur (Vydepore) in the robes of the Order of the Star of India. Date: circa 1905



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