Captain Bailward's camel (verso, left)
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a camel standing still, its rider—a British officer—perched on top. The photo is grainy, like an old postcard. This isn’t just a snapshot. It’s from an album made for a British official in India, a souvenir of colonial life. The camel and rider look posed, almost like a prop in someone’s memory of the place. Look up more photos from the same album at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
