File Name:
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AG93-108.jpg
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catalog number:
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AG93-108
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collection:
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Image Archives
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title:
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Portrait of a Parsi.
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creator:
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Unknown
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Clayton Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Portrait of a Parsi in a studio in India. The Parsi were a sect of followers of Zoroaster which fled from Persia to avoid persecution by the Muslims. They flourished under British rule and became very successful merchants. Hand written on the negative is "A PARSI". This is a 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" gelatin silver print.
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date:
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circa 1910
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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India
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modified:
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Rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise.
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.14 MB
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source:
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Digital Images of gold toned albumen print taken with a Nikon D800 digital camera
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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