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Title
Portrait of a fakir on streets, Calcutta, India, ca. 1900-1910
Creator
Unknown
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
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Council for World Missions
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
docenquiry@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Description
"Calcutta. A Fakir." Portrait of a naked ascetic seated on ground.
One of a number of prints captioned and pasted onto numbered boards, used by the London Missionary Society for reference and publications.
Type
image
Format
photographs
printing-out paper, 8.5 x 11 cm.
Identifier
impa-m1511 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-SOA-CWM-09-10-014-002-2
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m1511
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-SOA-CWM-09-10-014-002-2.jpg
Subject
Hinduism
London Missionary Society
Portraits
Time Period
1900/1910
Place
India
Source
SOAS/CWM/LMS/IN/PHOTO/04/014/002/2 [File]
Relation
Council for World Mission/London Missionary Society
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Archives and Manuscripts Division, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, ca.1860-1950
School of Oriental and African Studies
impa-m971

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