The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest G. P. Putnam's sons, 1924 - 1088 pages |
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Page 243
... FEET OF THE COLOSSUS Photo : F. Deaville Walker A TYPICAL " HOLY MAN " OF NORTH INDIA Photo : F. Deaville Walker NAUTCH GIRLS Photo : Underwood A POOR INDIAN'S HOME Photo : F. Deaville Walker THE BHISTI ( WATER CARRIER ) Photo : Harry ...
... FEET OF THE COLOSSUS Photo : F. Deaville Walker A TYPICAL " HOLY MAN " OF NORTH INDIA Photo : F. Deaville Walker NAUTCH GIRLS Photo : Underwood A POOR INDIAN'S HOME Photo : F. Deaville Walker THE BHISTI ( WATER CARRIER ) Photo : Harry ...
Page 247
... feet and hemp sandals , purple sashes , gaudy cloaks , and coloured kerchiefs . The women wear short bodices , velvet jackets , silk kerchiefs , silver - gilt pins with knobs through coils of hair , and very high silver combs ; also ...
... feet and hemp sandals , purple sashes , gaudy cloaks , and coloured kerchiefs . The women wear short bodices , velvet jackets , silk kerchiefs , silver - gilt pins with knobs through coils of hair , and very high silver combs ; also ...
Page 248
... feet , he swings a loose coil of rope round the trunk and ties the ends tightly round his waist . Bend- ing towards the trunk , he jerks the coil upwards some thirty inches running up at the same moment , and then leans back so as to ...
... feet , he swings a loose coil of rope round the trunk and ties the ends tightly round his waist . Bend- ing towards the trunk , he jerks the coil upwards some thirty inches running up at the same moment , and then leans back so as to ...
Page 248
... feet high , and adorned with eight bronze lions and reliefs of scenes in his life . Photo : E. N. A. PALM GROVES AT ELCHE . Elche is an European oasis , and might be in the wilds of the Sahara . The natives walk up the palm trees ...
... feet high , and adorned with eight bronze lions and reliefs of scenes in his life . Photo : E. N. A. PALM GROVES AT ELCHE . Elche is an European oasis , and might be in the wilds of the Sahara . The natives walk up the palm trees ...
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... feet lie great stretches of tawny desert recalling the burning sands of the Sahara . An Extraordinary Procession Murcia has not many monuments , but is very strong in the matter of religious zeal , which finds remarkable expression in ...
... feet lie great stretches of tawny desert recalling the burning sands of the Sahara . An Extraordinary Procession Murcia has not many monuments , but is very strong in the matter of religious zeal , which finds remarkable expression in ...
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