This collection contains 4 series with 189 images, 152 glass plates of studio, outdoor and indoor portraits, 7 black and white negatives of indoor, outdoor and studio portraits, 18 mounted and 12 unmounted prints of studio, outdoor and indoor portraits. This is from Nalla Pillai Studio, in front of Marriaman Koil Street, Madattu street, Kumbakonam. The materials were digitized from Nalla Pillai Studio. Nalla Pillai Studio was opened in Kumbakonam in the year 1878 and still run by the great-grandsons of the founder. The business was cestablished by Nalla PIllai Mudaliar, the great-great-grandfather of the present owner. Nalla Pillai was a devotee of Sri Mouni Guru Swamigal, hence the collection has many photos of him.
Custodial history: This collection of glass plates, negatives, mounted and unmounted prints prints belong to Nalla Pillai Studio, Kumbakonam.
Extent and format of original material: Black and white print, glass plates and negatives.
Volume and issue number: This collection contains 4 series: 152 black and white glass plates, 7 negatives, 18 mounted and 12 unmounted prints.
This collection contains the following 4 series:
EAP946/21/1: Glass plates of Nalla Pillai Studio. [20th century]EAP946/21/2: Black and white negatives of Nalla Pillai Studio. [20th century]EAP946/21/3: Black and white mounted prints of Nalla Pillai Studio. [20th century]EAP946/21/4: Black and white unmounted prints of Nalla Pillai Studio. [20th century].