Tea plantations, Tea plantations--South Asia--Photographs, Women tea plantation workers, Women tea plantation workers--Portraits
Collection of photographs probably coming from the Popperfoto, one of the UK's oldest and largest independently-owned image libraries founded by... Show moreCollection of photographs probably coming from the Popperfoto, one of the UK's oldest and largest independently-owned image libraries founded by the Czech photo-journalist Paul Popper in 1934, who is also the author of some of the pictures. The collection depicts tea plantations in India, both in Assam and in Darjeeling. Photographs portrait laborers (coolies") in the plantations, especially Muslim women, planting, pruning, and plucking tea. Also, Nepali tea workers, low caste children, and religious holidays celebrated at the plantation. The rest of the collection consists of views of Colombo showing Buddist temples, local shops, the harbor, local wagons, and snake charmers. One picture of local boats alongside a ship in Port Said. Title and date devised by Library staff. Prints format ranging from 6 x 5 cm to 8 x 12 cm. 41 prints are captioned in pencil on the verso, 13 are captioned in white ink on the mount. Hand stamp "Paul Popper Furnival House 14-18 High Holborn, London, W.C.1" on the verso of some prints. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26114100 BIB-ID: 2745817 Show less
هو رشيد غازي بن أبي عبيد أحمد بن سلمان الصيرفي من أبناء سوريا كان يعمل كاتب في الطبور الخامس للقوات العثمانية في طرطوس والكتاب هو مجموع فوائد عامة... Show moreهو رشيد غازي بن أبي عبيد أحمد بن سلمان الصيرفي من أبناء سوريا كان يعمل كاتب في الطبور الخامس للقوات العثمانية في طرطوس والكتاب هو مجموع فوائد عامة تتعلق بأنواع وفروع وأستحضار ومنافع ومضار الخمور والمسكرات والمنبهات البسيطة والروحية والطبية وغيرها،طبع في بيروت في المطبعة الآدبية سنة 1306هـ. تأليف رشيد غازي بن ابي عبيد احمد بن سليمان الصيرفي. Main Heritage Shelves General HV5197.5 S29 1888 Book Item-ID: i10028869 BIB-ID: 1360574 Show less
