Funeral pyre on bank of Ganges River

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Description

View of men building funeral pyre on bank of Ganges River in India. Boats in background. Handwritten on sleeve: "Workers by river, funeral pyres. Local culture, people, Asia, India, 1924."

Details

Resource ID:: na002451
Subject:: Ganges River (India and Bangladesh); Funeral rites and ceremonies--India; Boats and boating--India; Baker, Aloha W., 1908-1996--Archives; Photography--Negatives
Date:: 1924
Format:: 1 negative ; 2.5 x 3 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: MS33/Aloha Baker collection, Box 8, Folder 3, Asia, Negative sleeves, India, 1924
Negative Number:: ASI-604
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.