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Title
Henry Bazaar, Motihari, India, ca. 1906
Creator
Unknown
Contributor
Gardner & Co Opticians, Glasgow
Date Created and/or Issued
1900/1910
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Centre for the Study of World Christianity
Contact the repository for details.
The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom
divinity-CSWC@ed.ac.uk
http://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/collections/
Description
Black and white lantern slide showing Henry Bazaar, the oldest market in Motihari, Bihar. Stall holders gather under the shade of buildings in the courtyard with their wares. , and small birds in cages can be seen hanging from roof awnings. The original commentary to the slide reads: "Henry Bazaar at Motihari where open air services are held." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
Format
lantern slides 8.2 x 8.2cm
lantern slides
photographs
Identifier
IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-10.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78223
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-10.jpg
Subject
Markets
Marketplaces
Trade
Exterior views
Time Period
1900/1910
Place
Asia
Bihar
India
Motihari
commercial sites
Source
CSCNWW33/OS14/10 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh, U.K., ca.1900-ca.1940s
Regions Beyond Missionary Union. India captioned lantern slides (CSCNWW33/OS14)

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