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Title
Crossing the river, Sikkim, ca.1888-1929
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1888/1929
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
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK
The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
manuscripts@nls.uk
Description
"Crossing the river - the Teesta in the plains". View of the Teesta River once it has reached the plains and widened considerably. An elephant is kneeling in the water, its legs submerged, and its handler stands upright on its back holding a cane in on hand. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 15 x 10.2 cm.
Identifier
impa-a-nls-75640829-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78965
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75640829-1.jpg
Subject
Animals
Rivers
Travel
Time Period
circa 1888/1929
Place
Asia
India
Sikkim
Source
Acc.7548/F/4 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75640827 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
Photographs from various mission fields collected by Dr. Stevenson
image/tiff

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