A praying Christian man from Rajput community in a kneeling position in Chota Nagpur, eastern India, photograph, page, inscription: 'RAJPOOT CHRISTIAN., FROM RAJPOOTANA., CHOTA NAGPOOR.', number: '(26)', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Chota Nagpur, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Jharkhand, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 129 mm, one person praying, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval photograph shows a young man in profile facing left, with short dark hair and a mustache, wearing a dark long-sleeved garment with a lighter collar visible at the neck; he is posed with his hands clasped and resting on a flat surface, and the oval image is set against a pale rectangular background with a separate rectangular label area below the portrait.
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A praying Christian man from Rajput community in a kneeling position in Chota Nagpur, eastern India, photograph, page, inscription: 'RAJPOOT CHRISTIAN., FROM RAJPOOTANA., CHOTA NAGPOOR.', number: '(26)', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Chota Nagpur, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Jharkhand, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 129 mm, one person praying, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval photograph shows a young man in profile facing left, with short dark hair and a mustache, wearing a dark long-sleeved garment with a lighter collar visible at the neck; he is posed with his hands clasped and resting on a flat surface, and the oval image is set against a pale rectangular background with a separate rectangular label area below the portrait.

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A praying Christian man Rajput community kneeling position Chota Nagpur eastern India photograph page inscription Rajpoot Christian Rajpootana Chota Nagpoor number 26 photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 Jharkhand paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 129 mm person praying human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval photograph young man profile facing left short dark hair mustache wearing dark long-sleeved garment lighter collar visible neck posed hands clasped resting flat surface oval image set pale rectangular background separate rectangular label area portrait

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