[Scenes from a snake charming demonstration, including: a snake in a basket, a cloth sack holding a snake, a pole with a sack on either end, a man holding a similar pole, and the snake charmer's flute]
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- Title
- [Scenes from a snake charming demonstration, including: a snake in a basket, a cloth sack holding a snake, a pole with a sack on either end, a man holding a similar pole, and the snake charmer's flute]
- Date
- [19]45 April 20
- Creator
- Schlagal, Russell G., 1904-1995.
- Notes
- Russ[ell G. Schlagal] ALS to Marge[ry Schlagal], April 20, [19]45. s.l., page 3. From a collection of letters that Lieutenant Russell G. Schlagal wrote to his wife Margery while serving in the United States Army during World War II. Schlagal discussed his experiences in India and on the island of Tinian, and he often illustrated his letters with ink sketches and watercolor paintings.
- Names and Subjects
- Bags--1940-1950.
- Baskets--1940-1950.
- Baskets in art.
- India--Description and travel.
- Men.
- Snake charmers--India.
- Snakes--1940-1950.
- Snakes--Asia.
- Snakes--Handling.
- Snakes--India.
- Snakes--Pictorial works.
- Snakes in art.
- Textile fabrics--India--History--Pictorial works.
- Manuscripts shelf.
- Collection Title
- Russell G. Schlagal letters
- Collection Creator
- Schlagal, Margery, 1912-1974.
- Project Name
- Illustrated Manuscripts Project
- ID
- 4811
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-10 15:42:44
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- 3968 x 5790
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- 1 MB
- Record
- 4811
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"[Scenes from a snake charming demonstration, including: a snake in a basket, a cloth sack holding a snake, a pole with a sack on either end, a man holding a similar pole, and the snake charmer's flute]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4811/wcl004898. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 11, 2025.