Ralph Collection (page 8)

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

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

Archer in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A man with a bow and arrows in a field in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Madhya Pradesh - Dancing
Villagers performing a traditional circular dance - Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Farming activities in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Farming activities in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Jahaz Mahal, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
The Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. It was built in the 15th century by Mohammed Shah (or his son) to house a harem of 15, 000 women

Mother and baby, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A mother and her baby in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Wagon driver - Madhya Pradesh - India
A young Indian man driving a wagon in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Detail of a carving on the Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
Detail of a carving of a human figure on the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Archery Practise - India
Men from the Madhya Pradesh Province, India practise their archery. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Man with jars, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A man carrying two jars in a field in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Bhopal - near Sadrar Manzil - India
Scene in Bhopal - near Sadrar Manzil, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A street scene in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

People outside colonial building, Mandu, Central India
A group of people outside a large colonial building in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

People form a circle in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A group of people forming a circle in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Buildings in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
View of buildings in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mother and Baby - Mandu - India
Mother and Baby - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Domed building in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A domed building, possibly a tomb, in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

People in groups, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
People in separate groups in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - India
Scene in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Madhya Pradesh - India
Scene in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Family group in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A family group in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. The woman is covering her face. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

People preparing food, Kashgar, western China
People sitting in the open air, preparing food, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A Uyghur man smoking an elaborate pipe. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Turkic Man
A man from far Northern India or Southern China, displaying the highly Turkic facial morphology of the peoples of this region. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Old man in Kashgar, western China
An old man sitting at the side of a road in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Riverside scene in Kashgar, western China
A riverside scene in Kashgar, western China. Laundry (perhaps washed in the river) appears to be hanging on walls to dry. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Father with children, Kashgar, western China
A father with two children outside their home in Kashgar, western China. He appears to be getting them washed from a small bowl of water. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Scene in a Kashgar market, western China
Scene in a crowded Kashgar market, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ruined building in India
A ruined building, probably a temple or shrine, in India in the early 1920s. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain scene with travellers, Kashgar, western China
A mountain scene, showing people travelling in horse-drawn wagons, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Group of people in Kashgar, western China
A group of local men, together with a western colonial, pose outside a building in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Setting up a camera shot, Kashgar, western China
Local men stand watching as a western man sets up his camera to take a shot, on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Iranian man with a gun in his belt
An Iranian man with a gun tucked into his belt, Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. At the time of this photograph the city had been under British occupation for five years. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Group of Middle Eastern men
An unidentified group of seven Middle Eastern men pose for their photograph. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

British diplomatic staff car and Indian staff
A Scene in India in the early 1920s - an official department car and attendant Indian staff. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene with horse and cart, Kashgar, western China
A street scene with a horse and cart in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Himalayas
The Himalayan Mountains. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, taken on a journey he took from Kashmir to Kashgar in Chinese Turkestan

Temple building in Kashgar, western China
A large temple building in Kashgar, western China, with people standing and kneeling in front. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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