Portrait of an unknown man from Bundelkhand region who carries water from the Ganges in a bamboo scaffolding in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, photograph, page, Prayagraj is also known as Allahabad., inscription: 'DUREEAHON., HINDOO FROM BUNDELCUND., ALLAHABAD.', number: '(102)', Allahabad, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 147 mm x width 107 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A monochrome photograph shows a seated man squatting with his forearms resting on his knees and his hands held near his face, wearing a cap and layered clothing with loose trousers and bare feet; he sits beneath a woven canopy with fringed edges supported by a horizontal pole, flanked on each side by large woven baskets or bundles hanging from the pole and resting on low supports, with additional vertical poles and coiled rope visible on the right, and a plain light background filling the upper portion of the image.
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Portrait of an unknown man from Bundelkhand region who carries water from the Ganges in a bamboo scaffolding in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, photograph, page, Prayagraj is also known as Allahabad., inscription: 'DUREEAHON., HINDOO FROM BUNDELCUND., ALLAHABAD.', number: '(102)', Allahabad, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 147 mm x width 107 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A monochrome photograph shows a seated man squatting with his forearms resting on his knees and his hands held near his face, wearing a cap and layered clothing with loose trousers and bare feet; he sits beneath a woven canopy with fringed edges supported by a horizontal pole, flanked on each side by large woven baskets or bundles hanging from the pole and resting on low supports, with additional vertical poles and coiled rope visible on the right, and a plain light background filling the upper portion of the image.

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Portrait unknown man Bundelkhand region carries water Ganges bamboo scaffolding Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh India photograph page also Allahabad inscription Dureeahon Hindoo Bundelcund number 102 c 1858 - 1868 photographer North India paper albumen print height 147 mm x width 107 mm human races peoples nationalities monochrome photograph seated man squatting forearms resting knees hands held near face wearing cap layered clothing loose trousers bare feet sits beneath woven canopy fringed edges supported horizontal pole flanked side large woven baskets bundles hanging pole resting low supports additional vertical poles coiled rope visible right plain light background filling upper portion image

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