Ponsonby Collection (page 8)

Scene in a sporting arena, India
A scene in a sporting arena in India in the early 1920s, with fighting rams. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain scene in Kashgar, western China
A mountain scene in Kashgar, western China, showing men, horses and donkeys. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Villa at Bushehr, Iran
View of a villa at Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. At the time of this photograph the city had been under British occupation for five years. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Construction workers in Kashgar, western China
Construction workers with a lorry in a street in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Indian Holy Man at Varanasi - River Ganges
Indian Holy Man on the banks of the River Ganges at Varanasi, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Washing in a deserted Palace pool
A young boy washes a large platter in a courtyard pool of a desertd Palace building in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Lakeside Temple, Madhya Pradesh Region. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Varanasi - River Ganges
The banks of the River Ganges at Varanasi, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Ram Raja Temple, Madhya Pradesh, India
View of the Ram Raja Temple at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Dedicated to Lord Ram or Rama, it was built in the 16th century in the centre of the city of Orchha

Temple in Mandu
A wonderful photograph of a Temple in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. The distinctive pointed arches frame the late afternoon light creating beauty in design and form

Madhya Pradesh - Pillars of Victory
The Pillars of Victory, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Processing reeds and plants
Agricultural processes in a province in North-west India, now a part of modern-day Pakistan. The men are collecting reeds and drying plants on a long string from a rapidly-drying riverbed

Riverside scene - Pakistan
A Pakistani man gathering tall reeds/rushes growing alongside a small stream. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A fine Hilltop Palace - Madhya Pradesh - India
An imposing hilltop fortified palace in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Chaturbhuj Temple - Orchha - India
The bridge leading toward the imposing outline of the Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Two men sawing a log, Madhya Pradesh, India
Two native men sawing through a large log in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Native man in India
A native man, possibly a monk, in an unidentified location in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Madhya Pradesh - India - Gateway into a village
The impressive gateway into a large village in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Varanasi, River Ganges, India
View of the River Ganges at Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine, Kerman, Iran
Southeastern Iran - Kerman Province - The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine. The dome over the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, a well-known Sufi dervish, dates from the early 15th century

Pakistani / Indian Elder
An Elder from a province in modern day Pakistan, at this point however it was still a province in North-west India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

By the Roadside - Madhya Pradesh - India
Men women and children, some carrying wrapped goods on their heads, pose for a picture on the roadside in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Group of people in Madhya Pradesh, India
A group of native people pose for their photograph in a field in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Wheelwrights - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Wheelwrights at work near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India attach metal rims to large cart wheels. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Men and women collect and tie reed bundles
Collecting and tieing reed bundles by a stream in a province formerly part of India and now wiithin modern Pakistan. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Woman at a well, India
A woman collecting water from a well in an unidentified location in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Cart and oxen in Madhya Pradesh, India
A cart pulled by two oxen, with four men, in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified location, India
An unidentified location in India, with trees, people and camels. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene in Madhya Pradesh, India
A street scene in Madhya Pradesh Province, India -- three men and a boy pose for their photograph. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
The Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics of the Buddha. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Shrine in an unidentified location, India
A shrine containing a large statue of a human figure in an unidentified location in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Scene with an elephant, Madhya Pradesh, India
Outdoor scene with an elephant in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Old man at Varanasi, River Ganges, India
An old man poses for his photograph by the River Ganges at Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ox cart on a village street - Madhya Pradesh - India
An ox cart driven through a narrow village street in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India
A street scene near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India, showing a man with a cart drawn by two oxen beneath a large ornate archway. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Man at Varanasi, River Ganges, India
A man sits cross-legged near the banks of the River Ganges at Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Carvings on the Khajuraho Temples, India
The ornate carvings on the walls of the Khajuraho Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Carrying water from a well, Mandu, India
Two Indian women carry water from a well on their heads in large pots - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Tomb of Hoshang Sha, Mandu
Hoshang Shas Tomb, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Scene on a road in Pakistan
Scene on a track in a province formerly in North-west India, which now forms part of modern-day Pakistan. A man and a woman travel together, the woman seted on a donkey, her face completely covered

Men with bows and arrows, Madhya Pradesh, India
A group of native men with bows and arrows in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

People on a road in Madhya Pradesh, India
People and donkeys on a road in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Nematollah Vali Shrine, Kerman, Iran
Southeastern Iran - Kerman Province - The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine. The dome over the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, a well-known Sufi dervish, dates from the early 15th century

Roadside shrine, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A roadside shrine in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Village walls - Madhya Pradesh - India
Scene outside the walls of a large village or small town in the Madhya Pradesh Province of India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Spice Seller - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
A spice seller near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. The trader sells a variety of dried and ground spices from baskets and tin cans, weighing the quanities on a fine pair of brass hand scales

Mandu - India - Gateway in a high wall
Stone and brick gateway inset into a high wall in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Transporting wood - India
Wooden ox-pulled carts filled with wood pause at the roadside in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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