Portrait of an unknown man from Bhutan in Darjeeling, West Bengal, photograph, page, number: '(41)', inscription: 'INTERPRETER AT DARJEELING., TIBETAN., BHOTAN.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Darjiling, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Bengal, Northeast India, paper, albumen print, height 160 mm x width 120 mm, head-gear: hat, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia photographic portrait shows a person in an oval frame facing right with a composed expression and a narrow face. The person wears a rounded hat with a small rounded adornment on top and has long hair pulled back, one section braided and resting over a shoulder. They are dressed in layered garments with a visible collar and a textured outer robe that crosses at the front. The background inside the oval is plain and light, and the oval image is set on a larger pale background with a rectangular label area below.
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Portrait of an unknown man from Bhutan in Darjeeling, West Bengal, photograph, page, number: '(41)', inscription: 'INTERPRETER AT DARJEELING., TIBETAN., BHOTAN.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Darjiling, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Bengal, Northeast India, paper, albumen print, height 160 mm x width 120 mm, head-gear: hat, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia photographic portrait shows a person in an oval frame facing right with a composed expression and a narrow face. The person wears a rounded hat with a small rounded adornment on top and has long hair pulled back, one section braided and resting over a shoulder. They are dressed in layered garments with a visible collar and a textured outer robe that crosses at the front. The background inside the oval is plain and light, and the oval image is set on a larger pale background with a rectangular label area below.

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Portrait unknown man Bhutan Darjeeling West Bengal photograph page number 41 inscription Interpreter Tibetan Bhotan photographer Benjamin Simpson Darjiling c 1858 - 1868 Bengal Northeast India paper albumen print height 160 mm x width 120 mm head-gear hat human races peoples nationalities sepia photographic portrait person oval frame facing right composed expression narrow face person wears rounded hat small rounded adornment top long hair pulled back section braided resting shoulder dressed layered garments visible collar textured outer robe crosses front background inside oval plain light oval image set larger pale background rectangular label area

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