Black-and-white photograph of a hillside school compound with shingled roofs, a church tower at left, pine trees, and small figures on bare ground.

The Lawrence Asylum, Sanawar, India, 1864 Photograph

A black-and-white albumen photograph of a hillside compound of timber-roofed buildings, with a stone church tower at left and tall pines behind. Small figures stand and sit on the bare earth in the foreground, and a handwritten caption along the lower edge reads 'Lawrence Asylum, near Kussowlie 1864.'

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1864
Medium: Photographic prints Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3403 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1864.
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

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