Bullock Cart, Delhi, 1863. Shepherd & Robertson (British, active Agra and Simla, 1862-1864). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 18 x cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); paper: 18 x cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: x cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The bullock cart, an ancient and once prevalent means of transportation in India, is still widely used in rural areas today. Here, a driver and his staff wait for a passenger. This occupational image, created by British colonial photographers for European audiences, offered armchair travelers a European view of local Indian life an
Bullock Cart, Delhi, 1863. Shepherd & Robertson (British, active Agra and Simla, 1862-1864). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 18 x cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); paper: 18 x cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: x cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The bullock cart, an ancient and once prevalent means of transportation in India, is still widely used in rural areas today. Here, a driver and his staff wait for a passenger. This occupational image, created by British colonial photographers for European audiences, offered armchair travelers a European view of local Indian life and customs.
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