Samuel Bourne

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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1. When was Samuel Bourne born?October 30, 1834
2. Where was Samuel Bourne born?United Kingdom
3. What is the period of work in india?1863-1870
4. What is the company founded?Bourne & Shepherd (with Charles Shepherd) in 1863
5. Who was Samuel Bourne?Samuel Bourne was a British photographer who travelled to India in the 1860s and took many beautiful pictures.
6. Why are Samuel Bourne's pictures important?They show what India looked like in the 1800s and help historians learn about that time.

Sojourn: A temporary stay in a place.
Wet Collodion Process: An early photographic technique requiring chemicals to be prepared and developed while wet.
Colonial Documentation: The recording of information and images by a ruling power in a colonized territory.