B. c/o Devonshire Regiment, Jhansi (recto)
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a black-and-white photo of British soldiers in crisp uniforms standing outside a stone building in India. This isn’t just a snapshot—it’s from an album made for a British official as a keepsake of his time there. The photo shows the mix of British rule and Indian life in the 1880s, but it’s quiet, not dramatic. The soldiers look posed, like they’re performing for the camera. If you want to see more of this kind of work, look up Raja Deen Dayal. He took photos all over India during this time.
