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Raja Deen Dayal — Col. F. G. Oldham (recto, top); Mr. Nowell, Shimla (recto, bottom)

Raja Deen Dayal

Col. F. G. Oldham (recto, top); Mr. Nowell, Shimla (recto, bottom)

1882

Documenting British colonial officials in India, these dual portraits exemplify the role of photography in recording the administrative hierarchy of the British Raj.

Medium
albumen print

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