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Title
"Wascherleute an der Arbeit."
"Washermen at work."
Creator
Marcopolo, D. & Co., Calcutta, India (publisher / distributor)
Date Created and/or Issued
not after 1912
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
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Note: "... in Madras." - J.F. Straub ist Bildlieferant. (C-30-0,2).
Note translation: "... in Madras." (C-30-0,2). - Handed over to the collection by J.F. Straub. (C-30-0,2). - I presume the German plural implies that all the workers are men, but I am not absolutely sure of this. (PJ 03.2001).
Type
image
Format
print, collotype, colour (FD)
postcard, 8.0 x 12.9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m23260 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-2146
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m23260
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-2146.jpg
Subject
Building
Caste
Corrugated iron
Craftsmanship scene
Loincloth
Men's wear
Tiled roof
Tub
Turban
Washing
Washerman
Place
Dhobi (caste)
Madras
not after 1912
Source
C-30.64.031 [Reference number]
Relation
Indian life: domestic life and agriculture. 14 a. Water (especially wells), b. Cooking and kitchens, c. Cooks, d. Eating, drinking and family life, e. Barbers and the removal of lice , f. Laundry-workers, known as dhobis, g. Different classes
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17164
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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