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Calcutta (India)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:

The Dugla or Basket Water-Lift. Two Men Working at a Time, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1095
Scope and Contents

Photograph of two Indian men using a dugla or basket water-lift from a river while two other men watch. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, 1902.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Karah, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/734
Scope and Contents

Photograph of an Indian man using a karah (a leveller) drawn by two cows. Part of the Survey of the India Office, Calcutta, 1902.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Pahata or Wooden Plank, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/733
Scope and Contents

Photograph of two men standing on a pahata or wooden plank 'which drivers stand on it to increase the pressure' on the cattle that are harnessed to it. Part of the Survey of the India Office, Calcutta, 190[?].

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Rake [Drawn by a Mule], 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2280
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a man sitting on a mule drawn rake with trip action applied in India in the early 20th century. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, 1902.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Type of Harian Cow Bred South of Hissar, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/422
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a type of Harian cow bred south of Hissar, [India] which is a poor specimen and usually found in the villages near Bhiwani. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, May 1902.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Type of Hariana Bullock, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1318
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a type of Hariana bullock 'bred near Hissar' in India standing in a paddock with an Indian man holding it on a rope in the early 20th century. According to the text beneath the image, the bullock shows Wadyal or Guzerati strain. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, 1903.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Type of Hariani Bull Bred at Hissar, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1348
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a type of Hariani bull bred at Hissar in India. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, May 1902.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Unreclaimed Ravine Land, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/227
Scope and Contents

Photograph of unreclaimed ravine land below the Waterfield bund showing a river and trees. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, 1902.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Yearling Cross-Bred Calves, Sire English, Dam Country, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/866
Scope and Contents

Photograph of four yearling cross-bred calves whose sire was of the English breed and dam was of the Country breed. Part of the Survey of the India Office, Calcutta, 1904.

Dates: 1870s-1930s