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Keywords: Country shoe makers, probably in western India (c. 1873).jpg en Photograph of country shoe makers probably from Western India taken by an unknown photographer in c 1873 from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections This image of a group of shoemakers seated at work on the verandah of a workshop was shown at the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873 After photography was introduced into India in the 1840s it rapidly grew in popularity particularly as a means to record the vast diversity of people and their dress manners trades customs and religions The first official attempt to create a comprehensive record of Indian types was the 'The People of India'; an ethnographical survey edited by John Forbes Watson and John William Kaye and published in eight volumes from 1868 to1875 1873 http //www oldindianphotos in/2009_01_18_archive html author other versions Custom license marker 2014 10 16 PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard India in the 1870s Shoemakers from India
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