Ralph Collection (page 7)

Man at work in Kashgar, western China
A man at work in the open air in Kashgar, western China. He is hammering a wooden contraption with rope attached, perhaps a primitive agricultural implement

Uyghur Children - close to Kashgar
Two young Uyghur Children, close to Kashgar in Xinjiang, South West China. Photograph taken by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, who travelled up from Kashmir to Kahgar

Men painting the side of a large boat
Three workmen sit on suspended planks and paint the hull of a large steamship. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Man with pan and mallet
A very unusual photograph of a man standing in the middle of his garden lawn with arms outstretched, holding a wooden mallet in one hand and a small metal pan in the other

Vauxhall Cadet Cabriolet
A very smart and new family saloon car (a Vauxhall Cadet Cabriolet)on a country road. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Port Campbell Steamship, presumably near Port Campbell, Victoria, on the southern coast of Australia. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Child and watering cans
A young child playing with two small watering cans. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

German officials in Packard cars
Visitors or dignitaries and German officials in two (possibly Embassy) vehicles. Both cars are American Packards. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Village Elder
An Elder from the Kashmir region of India, or possibly even further north-west in a region which now form part of Pakistan. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A road sweeper
A rather ragged dustman or road sweeper with his sweeping brushes and shovel, cart and empty bottle of ale! Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Sharing a meal in the Middle East
Two men share a meal in a Middle Eastern country. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Small boy in front of a wall
A small boy standing in front of a high stone wall. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

An elderly couple holding hands outside their house
An elderly couple with their dog, holding hands outside their grand Victorian house. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A young boy at the seaside
A young boy climbing the wooden steps up from the beach to the seafront. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Two ladies sitting out on the terrace
Two rather stern-faced ladies sit outside on an English terrace in large wicker chairs. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Young child and pet dog
A young child taking the pet dog out for a walk on the rocks by the sea. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Washing clothes in the river, India
An Indian man does his laundry in a river. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Father and child in a field, India
A man crouches and smokes an elaborate pipe in a cleared field, India. His young child stands beside him. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Colonial gent plays tennis, Iran
A colonial gentleman standing in a hard tennis court, Bushire (Bushehr), on the south west coast of Iran. At the time of this photograph the city had been under British occupation for five years

Ram fighting - India
Two rams lock horns in a sporting arena, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Three Indian men in white robes, in an unidentified area of India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Carvings in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Elaborate carvings on a monument in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Two young children, India
A young Indian girl holds on tight to her younger sibling. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Farming scene in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A farming scene with oxen in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Women gathered below palms - Iran
A group of women sheltering below a group of palm trees in Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
An unidentified building, possibly a fort, in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Music and dancing in India
A group of people playing music and dancing in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified building, India
An unidentified building in India -- probably a temple or shrine. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ploughing with oxen, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A man ploughing with oxen in a field in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Lorries in the Thar Desert, India
People and lorries in the Thar Desert (the Great Indian Desert), India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Scene in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India -- a rather barren looking landscape. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified area with river, India
An unidentified area with a river at the centre, in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified mountain area, India
An unidentified mountain area in India, with people and a lorry. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Transporting goods in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Goods being transported along a country road in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ornate building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
The ornately carved entrance to a building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified area, India
An unidentified area in India, with a man sitting cross legged in a paved area outside a building. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Sadhu - India - Madhy Pradesh
Roadside scene in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. A sadhu, or holy man, begging for alms. In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi)

Broken-down car - Baroda, India
A British colonial lady stands beneath her parasol at the side of the road, as two Indian servants attend to a rear wheel puncture on a narrow Indian country lane. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ajaigarh Fort and Temple Ruins, Central India
Ajaigarh Fort and Temple Ruins, Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Carved gateway to Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
An ornately carved gateway to the Stupa at Sanchi, a small village in the province of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics

Sporting arena in India
Smoke is pumped into a sporting arena in India, possibly to further agitate fighting animals, here obscured beneath the white cloud

Farmer with oxen and cart, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A farmer with his oxen and cart on a country lane in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Unidentified ruined building, India
An unidentified ruined building at the side of a river in India. It appears to be a temple or shrine. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A young Indian toddler on a dusty road
A young Indian toddler standing in the middle of a dusty road. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ploughing in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A man ploughing with two oxen in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Group of people, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A group of people in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

View across a river, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A view across a river in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

River and riverbank, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
View of a river and riverbank in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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