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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78272
title: Tribeni Tharus & Dhangars, India, ca. 1906

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a group of people from the Tharu and Dhangar ethnic groups. The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal.  The Dhangar group are traditionally farmers, warriors, shepherds and blanket and wool weavers, and have settled in both the north and south of India. The group is made up entirely of men. Tribeni is in modern West Bengal. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/e06u22
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 363

description: Fungarium Micromycetes
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78273
title: A goat sacrifice, India, ca. 1906

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a group of men and women gathered around the sacrifice of a goat. The goat's head sits in a wooden rest, whilst its body lies a distance away on the ground. A bare chested man stands with a cleaver placed above a bucket. The sacrifice seems to take place in a stone courtyard. The goat would have been killed as part of a ceremony by Jhatka, decapitation by a single blow. Animal sacrifice is not a prescribed part of Hinduism, although it is practised in northern India by worshippers of the goddess Kali. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78274
title: Benares: Temple on Ganges in state of collapse, India, ca. 1906

description: Tinted lantern slide showing part of a Hindu temple which is collapsed, and falls onto a ghat (a set of steps leading to holy water). The temple is in the city of Benares (now known as Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh), the most sacred city in India. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc27y35h
title: CCDC 2083546: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

description: Related Article: Jian-Li He, Yukun Tang, Kai Zhang, Yue Zhao, Yu-Ching Lin, Chih-Kai Hsu, Chia-Hsun Chen, Tien-Lung Chiu, Jiun-Haw Lee, Chuan-Kui Wang, Chung-Chih Wu, Jian Fan|2022|Materials Horizons|9|772|doi:10.1039/D1MH01651B
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78227
title: A devotee crawling to the shrine, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a pilgrim in India journeying to a shrine through crawling on the ground. He wears only small shorts, and moves along a dusty road. The original commentary to this slide reads: "A devotee crawling to the shrine. He measures his length in the dust from his own doorstep to the temple door." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78275
title: Chanpatia Dist. Sadhum, India, ca. 1906

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a sadhum, a Hindu wandering female sage. The lady has whitened her face and a dark line is painted on her forehead. Her hair is curled in a large knot on the top of her head, and she wears a sari. She sits cross-legged on the ground. The caption to this image reads: "India: Chanpatia Dist[rict]. Sadhum." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78276
title: Gopalganj: Cutting grass and making rope, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a group of men in Gopalganj, Bihar, cutting grass to make rope. Mountains can be seen in the background. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78277
title: Chanpatia: Boy's school, India, 1914

description: Tinted lantern slide showing the school for boys run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Chanpatia, Bihar, India. The school is a thatched building with a tiled roof, and boys sit on benches and stand on the grassland immediately in front of the school. Chanpatia was opened up as a mission district by Regions Beyond Missionary Union in 1905. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78278
title: Benares: The Golden Temple, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing an image of the Golden Temple in Benares (Varanasi), in the province of Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi is one of the oldest and holiest cities in India. The temple pictured is the Kashi Vishwanath Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the best known temples in India. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78279
title: Miss Graham in Siwan, India, ca. 1910

description: Tinted lantern slide showing the Regions Beyond Missionary Union, Miss Graham, in Siwan, Bihar, India. Thatched buildings make up the village, and cattle and calves are tethered in the foreground. Miss Graham can be seen in the background showing a Bible or tract to a group of villagers. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78280
title: Siwan Mohammedan Revival, India, ca. 1910

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a group of Muslim men praying. Their shoes can be seen in front of them. A large group of men and boys (including only a few women) observe them. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78281
title: Puri, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing the holy city of Puri in Orissa state, India. The slide shows the Jagganath Temple. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/xpih7s/ypnway
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-0362.tif

description: :unav
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78220
title: Motihari station, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a view of the railway station at Motihari in Bihar, north-eastern India. Regions Beyond Missionary Union opened their first mission station in India in Motihari in 1900. Several figures wander on the platform, including a male European missionary, next to whom stands a small dog. The original commentary to the slide reads: "Motihari Station, with one of our missionaries on the platform." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78282
title: Outcast, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a young Indian woman dressed in a patterned sari and undershirt. She is wearing  a large number of bracelets, rings, and wears necklaces around her neck. The slide is captioned: "Outcast." The slide was published in the January edition of Regions Beyond, the magazine of Regions Beyond Missionary Union, under the title: "A Dom Girl at Chanpatia." The Dom group is one of the few original Dravidian tribes of India. They became nomadic after the invasion of the Aryans in 1500 BC and were designated as the lowest caste. They then became wandering dancers and musicians. The photograph was taken by the first leader of Regions Beyond Missionary Union, Dr Harry Grattan Guinness (1861-1915). This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/xpih7s
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 362

description: Herbarium
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78283
title: Convention group, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group at a missionary convention in India. A row of boys sits at the front of the group, which contains six European missionaries. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78284
title: R and his family, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing an Indian family of a couple and their seven children. The original caption to this slide reads: "R - and his family." The slide may picture Ram Dayal and his wife Ram Raji, the first Indian converts from the work of Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Bihar. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78285
title: Braham leper, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a leprosy sufferer from the Brahmin caste (spelt "Braham" in the caption to the slide). Brahmin were the highest of the four castes in the Hindu caste system of social organisation, and was the scholar or priestly class. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78286
title: Bull and cart in village, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a village scene in Bihar, India, including storage barns for agricultural products, a bull and several carts. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78287
title: Missionary and villagers, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a male missionary from Regions Beyond Missionary Union talking to a group of villagers outside a thatched dwelling. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78231
title: Jaswanti, aged 2yrs & 3 months, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a small Indian girl in a chequered dress holding a doll (with a white European face). She stands on a terrace in front of pots of plants. The doors to the building behind her do not have doors, but curtains. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78230
title: View of Motihari, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing the view towards the centre of the town of Motihari from the mission station of Regions Beyond Missionary Union nearby. A large expanse of water can be seen. The original commentary to the slide reads: "View of Motihari from Station showing lake in front." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78232
title: The camp kitchen, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing three Muslim male staff of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union mission cooking food outside a tent. One adolescent boy brings a kettle to an open cooking fire, next to which sits another young man who stirs food in a pot. Another young man sits on the ground, and seems to be cleaning or sharpening knives. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78300
title: Modesty, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing three young girls in a group portrait in India. Two older girls wear loin-cloths and silver jewellery  as ear-rings, ankle-bracelets and bracelets. The girls also wear large necklaces and their hair is wrapped in a bun on top of their heads. One girl holds a younger female friend or sibling, who wears silver jewellery and a shirt. The girls are probably from the Tharu nationality, an ethnic group indigenous to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Women from the Tharu community wear elaborate silver jewellery. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78301
title: Pots for sacred water, Allahabad, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing pots for holding sacred water at an encampment in Allahabad. The pots are gourd shaped and are sold by traders. A queue of men has formed next to the stall of one of the traders. These pots would be used in Hindu worship. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78294
title: Holy water at Mela, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a Hindu boy collecting holy water at a mela (a gathering or festival) from a river (the River Ganges or a tributary.) This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/r5tzmy/xazylq
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-0021.tif

description: :unav
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78291
title: Women, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a group of women, including one man. The women stand on a grass plain with a basket in the foreground of the picture. Their dress and elaborate jewellery implies that they are members of the Tharu nationality, an ethnic group from the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78302
title: Karwarthus, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a group of men in a procession. The men wear traditional dress with turbans, and carry wicker items from shoulder poles through an agricultural area. Flags are also carried, to which the title of the slide ("Karwarthus") may refer. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78290
title: Selling books, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing an Indian man selling books from a road-side stall. A crowd of men gather around him. The seller may be a native evangelist working for Regions Beyond Missionary Union. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78296
title: Kali: Goddess of blood, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing worship of the goddess Kali, the consort of Lord Shiva and Hindu goddess of time and change. Indian men and women stand behind a woman sitting cross-legged on the ground performing worship. A child sits next to her. The woman wears an elaborate head-dress. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/r5tzmy
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 21

description: Fungarium Micromycetes
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78288
title: Cart overturned, India, ca. 1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of Indian men and a boy inspecting an overturned wooden cart with a male European missionary on a rural road in Bihar, India. Two bulls (which have been pulling the cart) stand near to it. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78299
title: Lankaria, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a view of the village of Jaitpur Lankaria in Bihar state, India. Calves and cattle can be seen throughout the village: some walk on the main road through grain storage shelters, one drinks from a small pond, and another stands by a cart. Geese swim on the pond. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78297
title: Washing Karwarthu, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing an Indian man washing two flags in a river. According to the title of the slide, these flags are named "Karwarthu." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78303
title: Cow and temples, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing cattle and pedestrians in front of a Hindu temple in an unnamed area of India. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78307
title: Evening light from Phalut, India, ca. 1920

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a view across snowy mountains from Phalut (or Falut), the second highest peak in what is now West Bengal, India. Phalut is part of the Singalila range in the Himalayas on the border of India and Nepal. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78304
title: "Benevolence", India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide featuring a portrait of the face of an elderly Indian man wearing a cap. The caption to the slide reads: "Benevolence." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78305
title: Chains of caste, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide titled "Chains of Caste", the beginning slide to a set created by Regions Beyond Missionary Union (although the original set is lost). The image shows three men walking in a desert-like area. The men wear loin cloths and have braided hair. It is possible that they are either outside the caste social system of organisation in Hindu society or are from the "Dalit" ("Untouchable") group. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78306
title: Reverend and Mrs Banks and Indian family, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing Reverend Alexander and Mrs Banks in a group portrait with an Indian family, possibly native evangelists working for Regions Beyond Missionary Union. The smartly dressed group sit on wicker chairs in front of brick arches which are surrounded by flowers. Reverend Banks was one of the first missionaries for Regions Beyond Missionary Union to arrive in India, coming first to Dinapur in 1899. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78298
title: Lepers in Allahabad, India, ca. 1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing two men suffering from leprosy in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. The two men have severely deformed feet and sit on a mat on the ground. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78308
title: Female missionary eating, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a female missionary eating behind two Indian men. The Indian men squat on the ground in front of a cooking pot in the foreground of the image. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78309
title: Missionary group, India, ca. 1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of European missionaries and native evangelists working for Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Bihar, north India. In the centre of the image sit Reverend Alexander and Mrs Banks (Reverend Alexander has a white beard). Alexander Banks as one of the first missionaries to enter Bihar from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, arriving in 1899. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78310
title: Mr B Goodall in bullock cart, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing Regions Beyond Missionary Union missionary Mr B Goodall. An Indian driver stands between the two bullocks pulling the cart. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78311
title: Mr G MacCabe in bullock cart, India, ca. 1930

description: Tinted lantern slide showing Regions Beyond Missionary Union missionary Mr G MacCabe in a covered bullock cart. Mr MacCabe was based in the village of Harnatar, Champaran. Three Indian men also sit in the bullock cart. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.