Photographs Documenting 700,000 People Bathing Beneath a Total Solar Eclipse in India, c. 1898
Type of Photographs- Albumen Silver Print Photographs Mounted to both sides of a large piece of matte board
Photographer- Unknown
Info- The two small square photographs in the middle of one side of the piece are of the solar eclipse that took place at 12:30 on January 22nd, 1898 over Thanesar, India. The two photographs on each side of the eclipse photographs document 700,000 people on a Hindu pilgrimage bathing beneath the eclipse. The rest of the photographs are of various locations in India.
Size of Board- 20 inches x 14 inches
Size of Photographs Vary. The Photographs of the Eclipses are 1 1/4 inches x 1 1/4 inches, each
Date- 1898
Condition- Very Good, some subtle wear to corners
Type of Photographs- Albumen Silver Print Photographs Mounted to both sides of a large piece of matte board
Photographer- Unknown
Info- The two small square photographs in the middle of one side of the piece are of the solar eclipse that took place at 12:30 on January 22nd, 1898 over Thanesar, India. The two photographs on each side of the eclipse photographs document 700,000 people on a Hindu pilgrimage bathing beneath the eclipse. The rest of the photographs are of various locations in India.
Size of Board- 20 inches x 14 inches
Size of Photographs Vary. The Photographs of the Eclipses are 1 1/4 inches x 1 1/4 inches, each
Date- 1898
Condition- Very Good, some subtle wear to corners
Type of Photographs- Albumen Silver Print Photographs Mounted to both sides of a large piece of matte board
Photographer- Unknown
Info- The two small square photographs in the middle of one side of the piece are of the solar eclipse that took place at 12:30 on January 22nd, 1898 over Thanesar, India. The two photographs on each side of the eclipse photographs document 700,000 people on a Hindu pilgrimage bathing beneath the eclipse. The rest of the photographs are of various locations in India.
Size of Board- 20 inches x 14 inches
Size of Photographs Vary. The Photographs of the Eclipses are 1 1/4 inches x 1 1/4 inches, each
Date- 1898
Condition- Very Good, some subtle wear to corners