cover image: Spinning Cotton, Chamba, India, ca.1900

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Spinning Cotton, Chamba, India, ca.1900

“Spinning Cotton Chamba.” View of three people on porch spinning cotton thread. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904) as an independent venture, and was an independent princely state and came under British influence in 1848. It now forms part of Himachal Pradesh, India.
cotton (textile) spinning wheels spinning (textile process)
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79029
Date published
circa 1900
Dates
circa 1900
Pages
Photographic prints, 9.9 x 7.2 cm.
Place Discussed
Asia Chamba Himachal Pradesh India
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-a-nls-75648157-1.tif
Rights
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Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7312fba1f7ea93c07be500c1205552fb