Vintage India pictures from one of the world's oldest studios

Posted by Valentine Belue on Friday, July 12, 2024
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A famous early European commercial photographer, Samuel Bourne, arrived in India in 1836. Initially partnering with William Howard, Bourne set up the Howard & Bourne studio in Shimla. They were joined by Charles Shepherd, but after Howard left, the studio dropped his name to become Bourne & Shepherd. India's Tasveer gallery is holding an exhibition of rare Bourne & Shepherd photography this month. This is an 1860 picture of a group of Affreedies, an Afghan tribe from the Khyber Pass. (All photographs, Courtesy: MAP/Tasveer)

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