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Railway station at Ghoom, East Bengal

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

Nautch girl dancing with musicians accomp. Calcutta, India - Frank G. ...

Photo shows a female dancer standing between two musicians, one with drums and the other with a stringed instrument. Title from caption card and item. No. 216. LOT subdivision subject: India. Forms part of: Fra... More

Indian women in railway coach below signs reading "Native females" and...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Trichinopoly: West side of large gopuram

Title: Trichinopoly: West side of large gopuram.Artist: Edmund David Lyon.Artist Bio: British, c. 1829 - 1891.Creation Date: c. 1865 - 1871.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph B... More

Futtepore Sikri: The Panch Mahal

Title: Futtepore Sikri: The Panch Mahal.Artist: John Edward Sache.Artist Bio: Active India, 1865 - 1882.Creation Date: late 19th century.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benka... More

Darjeeling, Forest Scene near Tukvar, India

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1869.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of Joe and Tara Holley ... More

Woman wearing court dress and Indian jewelry

Photo shows a young noble woman, seated, facing front, wearing a dress with head covering, also arm, wrist, and ankle bands, finger and toe rings, nose piercing, and a large necklace.

Rosenberg's great east India horse invigorator

Print shows two men forcing "Rosenberg's Great East India Horse Invigorator" from a bottle into a horse's mouth. Caption continues: Depot 698 Broadway, cor. 4th St. New York. Publication date based on copyrigh... More

Wai [India] / Bourne & Shepherd.

Photograph showing river's edge, with temples on opposite shore. In album: India. Bourne 2421.

The Taj at Agra, view from the river.

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Trichinopoly - Temple of Vishnu at Srirangam - from the 1st Gopura

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 707. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Benares - the Manikaranika - a holy well

Indian workers constructing railway coaches

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Captain, pilot and wheelman posed on deck of Brahmaputra river steamer

India - Hindu family advertising card

Print shows a woman seated at a Singer sewing machine sewing a garment while her daughters look on. Advertisement for the specific model number of the machine is on the verso.

General View of Wanga Valley, India

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1863.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of Joe and Tara Holley ... More

Tea pickers in the Himilayas, India

Madras - street scene in "Blacktown" - photo by William Henry Jackson

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1943. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

Pila de la India, Habana. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Untitled (group of six) - Early photography, Public domain image

Artist: Shepherd and Robertson.Artist Bio: Indian photography studio, active 1862 - 1870.Creation Date: 1863.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Anonymous donation.Accession Number: 1993.033.007

Harbor from St. Xavier's College Showing Victoria Station and Municipa...

Artist: Bourne and Shepherd.Artist Bio: Indian photography studio, established 1866.Creation Date: c. 1870s.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Numbe... More

Near Ramguria - Early photography, Public domain image

Title: Near Ramguria.Artist: John Edward Sache.Artist Bio: Active India, 1865 - 1882.Creation Date: late 19th century.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Acces... More

Bombay, Group of Brahmins, Parbu Caste

Artist: Unknown artist.Creation Date: 1870s.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2006.045.043

Parsee wedding, India - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Group of 21 people posed. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Photograph by Bourne & Shepherd, Bombay.

Tuticorin - street scene, William Henry Jackson photograph

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1943. World's Transportation Commission photograph collec... More

West Front of the Puthu Mundapum

Artist: Linnaeus Tripe.Artist Bio: British, 1822 - 1902.Creation Date: 1858.Process: salt print.Credit Line: Gift of Prentice and Paul Sack.Accession Number: 1997.025.041

Agra, Taj Mahal. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hyderabad - street view in front of Mosque of Afgul Amri

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 762. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Street Scene, Calcutta, India lantern slide

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Calcutta, population 1,327,547, is the largest city and the most important seaport. Until 1911 it was the capital of India by Delhi though a much smaller city i... More

Dance of nautch girls - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photograph of music festival, musicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kashmir Baramula View Down the River

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1864-1865.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2002.028.004

Victoria Station - Early photography, Public domain image

Title: Victoria Station.Artist: Bourne and Shepherd.Artist Bio: Indian photography studio, established 1868.Creation Date: c. 1870s.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Co... More

[Taj Mahal, Agra, India] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image related to Mughal Empire, 16th, 17th, 18th-century India, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Brahman priest, in India, painting his forehead with the red and whit...

Title from caption card. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Aquaduct of the Ganges Canal, Boorkee

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1868.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2002.028.016

Interior of the royal drawing-room tent

Photograph showing the elaborately decorated interior of a tent used during the tour of India by the Prince of Wales, 1875-76. In album: India. No. 26.

Trichinopoly - street scene leading to second gate, Srirangam

Miss Neil [and] a famine victim, India

Emaciated famine victim standing in between Miss Neil and an unindentified woman.

A black and white photo of a man with long hair Untitled (a fakir) - P...

Title: Untitled (a fakir).Artist: Robert Hotz.Artist Bio: Swiss, active India, late 19th - early 20th century.Creation Date: late 19th century.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of Stephen White.Accession... More

[Café in the rotunda of the Pavilion of India, with waiters and patron...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Snake charmers, India] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photo shows three men, one man squatting before a cobra in a pot, holding the snake with his right hand and making a fist with his left in front of the snake's head, the second man is standing with a large snak... More

Black coach with gilded wheels drawn by two horses

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Coolies transferring bales of jute from boats at Saraghat (?)

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collec... More

A Shooting Party in Camp Srinuggar, Kashmir

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1864.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Museum purchase ... More

Delhi, the Kutub Minar and Surrounding Ruins

Title: Delhi, the Kutub Minar and Surrounding Ruins.Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1867.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collect... More

Panorama of Bombay - Early photography, Public domain image

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1870.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2002.028.017a

Cocoanut Fair after the Ceremony

Elephanta, The Three Headed Figure at Back of Cave

Artist: Bourne and Shepherd.Artist Bio: Indian photography studio, established 1866.Creation Date: 1875.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2... More

WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] and railway officials stand...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Madura - entrance to Hall of a Thousand Columns, Temple of Siva

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 686. Similar to lantern slide W7-289. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part o... More

Benares - three small boys on stone steps

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Calcutta - ocean freighter offloading at river front

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Hyderabad - interior of palace. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a castle, view, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Four men on small Ganges fishing boat

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Front of Puthu Mundapum - Early photography, Public domain image

Artist: Linnaeus Tripe.Artist Bio: British, 1822 - 1902.Creation Date: 1858.Process: salt print.Credit Line: Gift of Prentice and Paul Sack.Accession Number: 1997.025.042

Entrance to Nave (Simhasanum) North Portico

Artist: Linnaeus Tripe.Artist Bio: British, 1822 - 1902.Creation Date: 1858.Process: salt print.Credit Line: Gift of Prentice and Paul Sack.Accession Number: 1997.025.043

Tower of Victory - Early photography, Public domain image

Title: Tower of Victory .Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: c. 1863 - 1870.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Num... More

Public Works Secretariat - Early photography, Public domain image

Nynee Tal, Artist's "Bit" Trees

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1867.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2003.019.007

Delhi - private audience hall which once contained the famous Peacock ...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Benares - woman walking; stone steps in background

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Indian children - 5 small children in front of fence draped with blank...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Darjeeling - two men carrying baskets of tea

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Darjeeling - woman with back pack

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

An Indian beggar - standing in front of iron fence

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Delhi - Palace of the Moguls - pool built and blessed by the Saint Nig...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

An ekka, India - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cart, carriage, wagon, chariot, 18th-19th century design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Crown Prince Germany in India - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion of India, Paris Exposition, 1889]

Seven turbaned men in front of Indian pavilion. Originals in PR12, LOT 6634.

Interior of the Chousut Kamba, or Sixty-four Pillared Hall, Delhi

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1865.Print Date: 1865.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of Arthur Ollman.Accession Number: 1992.031.001

Courtyard and Entrance to Fort Amber

Artist: Bourne and Shepherd.Artist Bio: Indian photography studio, established 1866.Creation Date: 1871.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2... More

Kling boy, India - Public domain portrait print

Studio picture of small, almost nude, boy posed standing full lgth. in front of large rock.

India--Fakir with monkeys - Public domain portrait print

Indian Fakir, full-length portrait, seated on cloth with two monkeys.

WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] and railway officials stand...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Two men standing on 2nd tier of 3-tiered shrine

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Indians buying food from vendor at railway station

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Man holding string of fish; fishing boats in background

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Men squatting on sidewalk - two playing stringed instruments in foreg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A switchback station loop on the East Bengal Railway

Madura - the bathing tank, showing golden pagoda and south tower of th...

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 686. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Madras - group of Tamil natives at the pier

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-333. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

Bombay - Victoria Station, William Henry Jackson photograph

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 782. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Woman and small girl. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Snake-charmers in India page 182

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of the Fort of Toghlukabad, Insidethe Fort, Delhi

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1865.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Anonymous donation.Accession Number: 1993.033.002

General View, Bhurtpore - Early photography, Public domain image

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1865.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2002.028.008

Kashmir Foliage on the Dhul Canal

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1864-1866.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2002.028.003

Ahmedabad, Rani Sipri's Mosque - Early photography, Public domain imag...

Artist: Unknown artist.Creation Date: c. 1880.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2006.045.045

Golden Temple, India - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: India. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). No. 285.

Official, India - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Man standing, full-length, holding umbrella, left hand on back of chair. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Delhi (?) - Palace of the Moguls (?) - interior

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Delhi (?) - young boy carrying two large trunks on his head

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Hyderabad - street market scene leading to gates of Char-Minar

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-353. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

World Transp. Comm. inspecting railway tunnel

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Indian mother and children. 19th century, Library of Congress collecti...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

A switchback station loop on the East Bengal Railway

[Steamer India] - Public domain image of a steam boat

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Madras, India -- One of "Seven Pagodas"

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tomb of Shums-ood-deen Altomsh, builderof the Kutub, Delhi (side a)

Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1865.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Anonymous donation.Accession Number: 1993.033.004

The Chandney Chouk, The Principle Street in Delhi

Book Title: #1356.Artist: Samuel Bourne.Artist Bio: British, 1834 - 1912.Creation Date: 1865.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2003.019.002

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