Text from the accompanying booklet: When this stereo-photo was taken cholera was raging in Bombay; the figures published in the papers were showing over 500 deaths a day. The deaths were mainly in the native quarters, and the toll in Byculla, where this photograph was taken was a heavy one. The procession is on its way to the burning ghat. The body, as can be seen, is just lightly covered with flimsy puggaree cloth, but the head is uncovered and the face exposed. In this instance strings of flowers are laid across the body, which is carried on a crudely-made litter. The party proceed at almost a trot, and laugh and converse with each other, or chant, and often smoke cigarettes.
| Item number | 62269 |
|---|---|
| Category | Stereo Card |
| Type | Stereography |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection