Coolies transferring bales of jute from boats at Saraghat

River Valleys were largely commercial areas in India dominated by traders and bankers, but mostly Indian laborers (called coolies at the time) that unload and load the various barges. Jute was an important natural resources used for reinforcing thread and rope, especially in sacks that transport of cotton.

Created/Published: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer., 1895.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA , World's Transportation Commission photograph collection
DIGITAL ID: (digital file from intermediary roll film copy) wtc 4a02667
URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/wtc.4a02667

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