Mysterious Asia : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Mysterious Asia / Marion Doss
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | "Hindoos, Ceylonese, Persians and Burmese make up the population of Mysterious Asia. They conduct shops in a street of Calcutta; they dry and roll tea leaves in a tea house of Ceylon; they live in a village of strange huts constructed of straw, bamboo and tropical leaves, typical of Burmah; they drive sharp bargains in the market place of Teheran. The manufactures, the ceremonies, the festivals, the outdoor and indoor life of the countries mentioned are represented. Even the architecture throughout is reminiscent and suggestive. The dome and minarets of the Taj Mahal are presented, together with the Rain Sipri at Almiabad and the Kutch Minar of Delhi. Gold brocade weavers, pottery makers, Benares brass makers, Lascar wood artists carry on their industries in the presence of visitors. Curious Indian carts, elephants and dromedaries, donkeys and sedan chairs are ready for those who wish to try them. Old relics of the golden temples of Rangoon are on exhibition. One of the outdoor features is a rajah festival in which gorgeously caparisoned elephants are driven by coolies in their liveries of white. Carvedcars holding members of the court are drawn by richly decorated oxen. Other features are a Brahma festival, a wedding procession, and the annual sacrificial feast of India. In an Asiatic theatre are given the Nautch dance, the jar and castanet dance and other Oriental amusements."THE FOREST CITY with introduction and text by Walter B. Stevens and photographs by William H. Rau, was published by the N. B. Thompson Publishing Company (1904). THE FOREST CITY contains the official photographic views (all black & white, most 8"x10" in size) of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which was held in St. Louis April 30, 1904-December 1, 1904. The series provides photographs of most major structures and attractions of the 1904 Fair (each photograph is accompanied by approximately one paragraph of descriptive text). The photographs were taken for the most part by William H. Rau, official photographer of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, organizer of the 1904 Fair.The photographs were issued so many per week while the Fair was in progress. Often a particular structure or attraction will be featured in more than one photograph issued in a particular week, so it would be wise to examine all the photographs from a particular week to be sure all images of the object of interest have been viewed. |
| 撮影日 | 2008-07-10 00:14:35 |
| 撮影者 | Marion Doss , Scranton, Kansas, USA |
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