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William Johnson and William Henderson. Bhats, Bombay, ca. 1856.

JOHNSON (WILLIAM J.) AND WILLIAM HENDERSON]
Indian Amateur's Photographic Album, nos. 1-31 (no. 5 being an 'Appendix', see below) bound in 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, [Bombay, William Henderson, November 1856-May 1859]
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[JOHNSON (WILLIAM J.) AND WILLIAM HENDERSON]
Indian Amateur's Photographic Album, nos. 1-31 (no. 5 being an 'Appendix', see below) bound in 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, letterpress parts titles with descriptive text, 92 albumen prints, re-mounted on card, all on stubs, red half morocco by the Temple Bindery, folio (415 x 310mm.), [Bombay, William Henderson, November 1856-May 1859]

Footnotes

  • William Johnson, a civil servant by training, established a studio in Grant's Road, Bombay, and began taking daguerreotypes as early as 1852, graduating quickly to wet collodion negatives by the middle of that decade. At around the same time he and Henderson founded the Bombay Photographic Society, under whose patronage the Indian Amateur's Photographic Album was published.

    Subscribers received three albumen prints and a leaf of description each month, although the publication seems to have been slightly erratic. It appears that Number 5 (March 1857) was never issued, an 'Appendix to No. 5', with one print rather than three, taking its place. In addition, certain contributors were better than others at supplying copy: 'A.N.S.' (Alan Newton Scott?) seems to have been particularly unreliable, and the editors eventually gave up trying to supply descriptions for his images. The majority of the photographs are attributed to Johnson and Henderson, while others are merely by "An Amateur". Other photogrpahers include H.H. Hinton Esq. of Hornby Row Academy, A.A. Jacob, Archibald Robertson, A.N.S. and H.D. Rae.

    The subject matter ranges from 'Costumes and Characters of Western India', an ethnographical series by Johnson and Henderson later reprinted in Johnson's The Oriental Races and Tribes, Residents and Visitors of Bombay in 1863, to architectural studies in Bombay, Surat, Elephanta, and the surrounding areas.
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Photographs of Western India. Volume I. Costumes and Characters. [cover]

Photographs of Western India. Volume I. Costumes and Characters. [cover]

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Nagar Brahmins

Nagar Brahmins

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Nagar Brahmin Women

Nagar Brahmin Women

Johnson, William; Henderson, William, active 1850-1860
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Owditch (or Water) Brahmin

Owditch (or Water) Brahmin

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Smarth Brahmins

Smarth Brahmins

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Vulbacharya Maharajas

Vulbacharya Maharajas

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
A Kyast Banian Family of Surat

A Kyast Banian Family of Surat

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Banians of Surat, Gogo and Ahmedabad

Banians of Surat, Gogo and Ahmedabad

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Banian Women

Banian Women

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Banians of Damnaggar (Kutch)

Banians of Damnaggar (Kutch)

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Bhattias

Bhattias

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Bhattia Women

Bhattia Women

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Rajpoots

Rajpoots

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Lowana Women

Lowana Women

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Baroots

Baroots

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Bhats

Bhats

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Golas or Hereditary Slaves of Kattiawar

Golas or Hereditary Slaves of Kattiawar

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Comfortable Gosavis

Comfortable Gosavis

Johnson, William; Henderson, William, active 1850-1860
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Sadhoos of Gujarat

Sadhoos of Gujarat

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India
Coombhars or Potters

Coombhars or Potters

Johnson, William
1855~/1862~
Photographs of Western India

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