Collection of portraits and a company of Indian men illustrating various types of turbans. Plain and colored, photograph, page, inscription: 'PL. I., Costume-Illustrations', collector's mark: 'Brooklyn Public Library', printer (person): William H. Griggs, c. 1861 - in or before 1866, William H. Griggs, photographer, printer (person), paper, albumen print, height 260 mm x width 207 mm, historical persons, head-gear: turban, A sepia-toned image sheet with faded portrait heads along the top and bottom edges and a larger central photograph showing a group of men seated and standing in front of a woven reed or thatch backdrop; in the central scene one man stands wearing a wrapped head covering and loose garments while three others sit on the ground in traditional wraps and turbans, one leaning on a stick and another holding a long curved pipe, with baskets and a hanging object visible against the backdrop; the sheet shows a circular stamp near the lower right of the central photograph.
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Collection of portraits and a company of Indian men illustrating various types of turbans. Plain and colored, photograph, page, inscription: 'PL. I., Costume-Illustrations', collector's mark: 'Brooklyn Public Library', printer (person): William H. Griggs, c. 1861 - in or before 1866, William H. Griggs, photographer, printer (person), paper, albumen print, height 260 mm x width 207 mm, historical persons, head-gear: turban, A sepia-toned image sheet with faded portrait heads along the top and bottom edges and a larger central photograph showing a group of men seated and standing in front of a woven reed or thatch backdrop; in the central scene one man stands wearing a wrapped head covering and loose garments while three others sit on the ground in traditional wraps and turbans, one leaning on a stick and another holding a long curved pipe, with baskets and a hanging object visible against the backdrop; the sheet shows a circular stamp near the lower right of the central photograph.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Collection portraits company Indian men illustrating various types turbans Plain colored photograph page inscription Pl I Costume-Illustrations collector's mark Brooklyn Public Library printer person William H Griggs c 1861 - 1866 photographer paper albumen print height 260 mm x width 207 mm historical persons head-gear turban sepia-toned image sheet faded portrait heads top bottom edges larger central photograph showing group men seated standing front woven reed thatch backdrop central scene man stands wearing wrapped head covering loose garments three sit ground traditional wraps leaning stick another holding long curved pipe baskets hanging object visible backdrop sheet circular stamp near lower right central photograph

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