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Tinnevelly Girls At A Missionary Boarding School [India]

c1860. Albumen paper photograph, stero card format, titled and annotated in ink verso, 7.6 x 7.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains overall, pinholes, laid down on original backing.

Annotation reads “Spinning, water carrying, pounding rice, etc.” Historically known as Tinnevelly during British rule, Tirunelveli is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Ref: Wiki.

This is an early, richly-toned albumen paper photograph.

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Item #CL199-26

Price (AUD): $660.00  other currencies