Object Details
Scope and Contents note
Photographs collected by Emma A. Koch documenting the people and natural and built environments in India, South Asia, and Australia. The collection largely consists of images of East Indian peoples, structures, scenery, and activities, including tea making and entertainment; areas of India most commonly depicted are Assam, Bengal, and the Andaman Islands. Additional photographs portray people, architecture, and scenery in Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet, and Australia. Most of the photographs were likely taken by Samuel Bourne and Charles Shepherd (Bourne & Shepherd), with some made by Scowen & Co., Shepherd & Robertson, Benjamin F. Simpson, Reynolds, and Ganey.
sova.naa.photolot.161
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 161, USNM ACC 40922
Collector
Koch, Emma Augusta, 1847-1932
Names
Bourne & Shepherd
Scowen & Co.
Shepherd & Robertson
Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912
Shepherd, Charles
Place
Australia
India
Afghanistan
Assam (India)
Bengal (India)
Rajasthan (India)
Tibet (China)
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Burma
Andaman Islands (India)
Jammu and Kashmir (India)
Topic
Architecture -- India
Tea trade
Collector
Koch, Emma Augusta, 1847-1932
Culture
Pushtuns
East Indians
Burmese
Andamanese (Indic people)
Assamese
Fakirs
Pakistanis
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
Kashmiri (South Asian people)
Bengali (South Asian people)
Tibetans
Nepalese
See more items in
Emma A. Koch photograph collection relating to India, South Asia, and Australia
Extent
165 Albumen prints (circa 165 mounted prints, mounted)
Date
circa 1862-1885
Custodial History note
Donated by Emma Augusta Koch to the United States National Museum in 1903 (accession 40922). Three photographs were found in the office of Smithsonian anthropologist Gus Van Beek, and transferred to the National Anthropological Archives, 1979. Four photographs were relocated from Photo Lot 8.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.161
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albumen prints
Photographs
Citation
Photo lot 161, Emma A. Koch photograph collection relating to India, South Asia, and Australia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogate is available online.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Other Finding Aids note
Inventory available in repository.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
NAA.PhotoLot.161
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3dd5805e2-a678-416e-a5a1-ab147140db08
NAA.PhotoLot.161
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1503511992847-1503511992849-0