Group of Native Servants - Circa 1860s

Group portrait of a number of men in front of a building. Each man appears to be responsible for different domestic duties, holding various objects such as a clay pitcher, an iron, and gardening tools.
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A Group of Brahmins - Circa 1904

From the book: Indian Life in Town and Country by Herbert Compton 1904

Schoolboys at the Golden Temple at Amritsar in the Punjab - c. 1903

Photographer: James Ricalton
Source: British Library

Two young Women and a Child, Displaying Jewellery, at Madras (Chennai) in Tamil Nadu - c.1870's

This photograph is attributed to the Madras School of Industrial Arts which was an important training centre for photographers in the area, established in 1850. The two women pictured here are wearing rings, earrings, noserings, bracelets, necklaces, and anklets.
Source: British Library

Studio Portrait of Five Women Wearing Jewellery, Madras (Chennai) - c.1870's

This photograph is attributed to The Madras School of Industrial Arts which was an important training centre for photographers in the area, established in 1850. The two girls standing behind the three seated women are wearing the jewelled head-dress traditionally worn at marriage ceremonies or at 'rites of passage' ceremonies performed when a girl reaches puberty.

Source: British Library