cover image: Preparing for pots to be fired

Preparing for pots to be fired

1956

A wagon load of pots is unloaded in the main thoroughfare of a village specializing in pottery near Chennai. Terra-cotta pots are piled up with layers of dung patties, getting ready to be fired.
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
India Tamil Nādu
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mufs001-ii-i0455
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c51cdd7be6828bffa7aac756b393d689