Sepia photograph of a dusty open ground with thatched huts, a camel at left, and men in pale robes standing in groups, Karachi, 1897.

Outdoor encampment with huts and figures, Karachi, India, 1897

A wide sepia photograph of a dusty open ground lined with low thatched huts, with a camel at left and small groups of men in pale robes and turbans standing in the middle distance. The albumen print shows a flat, hazy sky and a rough, sparsely scattered foreground.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1897
Medium: Albumen prints Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2753 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1897.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

19th century 1890s 1897 albumen print photography sepia photograph colonial india thatched hut camel india karachi