In Degolyer’s photo to the left, Bhattia Women, depicts three Indian women standing together and posing in lavish clothing. None of them look at the camera as if they are submissive to the photographer. In the photo to the right, … Continue reading →

Photo: Golas or Hereditary Slaves of Kattiwar Photographer: William Johnson   In this particular image, a group of slaves are posing in what appears to be a rather desolate and almost war-torn backdrop.  The title of the photo is intriguing … Continue reading →

The first photo was taken by William Johnson in India during the years of 1855 and 1862. The photo shows the building of a railroad by the Indian people. The photograph is part of three volumes of “Photographs of Western … Continue reading →

[Bengal-Nagpur Railroad Construction, Photograph No. 9]  by J.C. Townshend This picture illustrates roughly 10-13 people during a long, day constructing a railroad tunnel. We can see some of the workers hold tools such as hammer type tool and others on … Continue reading →

Title: Mexican Family at Home Photographer: Unkown This photograph shows a rural Mexican family consisting of a man and a woman, a son, two daughters and an infant child. Looking at this photograph, one can see that this family lives … Continue reading →

This photographs shows three Indian, who are called bhandaris (wine vendors). Their profession is to collect sap from palm trees and ferment it, turning it into a wine. These men obviously live in poverty, which can be seen by the … Continue reading →