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Bourne undertook three treks to Kashmir and the western Himalayas in 1863, 1864 and 1866, during which he photographed his surroundings extensively. He began his second trip, during which  this photograph was taken, in March 1864. It was to be a nine-month expedition through the Kashmir region.\r\n\r\nThroughout his travels Bourne wrote about his first impressions of the places he visited and these writings were published in the British Journal of Photography. Of Kangra, he noted: “Kangra is a small town about 140 miles south-east of Lahore, situated on the border of a fine valley, which skirts the outer range of the Himalayas. The valley is celebrated for its tea plantations, for its great fertility and verdure, and for its intrinsic and surrounding beauty.” Bourne, S, Narrative of a Photographic Trip to Kashmir (Cashmere) and Adjacent Districts, The British Journal of Photography, 5 October 1866, p.474\n\r\nTowards the end of the 1860s, Bourne established a partnership with fellow photographer and Englishman Charles Shepherd (fl. 1858-1878) and in the space of a few years Bourne & Shepherd became the pre-eminent photographic firm in India. By the end of 1870 they had three branches, in Simla, Calcutta and Bombay.\r\n\r\nSamuel Bourne’s ability to combine technical skill and artistic vision has led to him being recognised today as one of the most outstanding photographers working in India in the nineteenth century.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Photograph showing a bridge over a river. 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