[A Hindu male sitting on the floor while reading the Vedas]
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- Title
- [A Hindu male sitting on the floor while reading the Vedas]
- Date
- [19]45 April 26
- Creator
- Schlagal, Russell G., 1904-1995.
- Notes
- "Reading the Vedas."
- Russ[ell G. Schlagal] ALS to Marge[ry Schlagal], April 26, [19]45. s.l., page 2. 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
- Books and reading--India.
- Clothing & dress--India--1940-1950.
- Clothing and dress--India--Pictorial works.
- Clothing and dress in art.
- Hinduism--Customs and practices--History.
- Hinduism--Customs and practices--Pictorial works.
- Hinduism--History--20th century.
- Hinduism--India--Customs and periodicals.
- Hinduism--India--Religious life and customs.
- Hinduism--India--Rituals.
- Hinduism and culture--India.
- Hinduism in art.
- India--Description and travel.
- Men--India--History--20th century.
- Men--India--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Reading--1940-1950.
- Religions.
- Sitting--1940-1950.
- Vedas--Reading.
- Manuscripts shelf.
- Collection Title
- Russell G. Schlagal letters
- Collection Creator
- Schlagal, Margery, 1912-1974.
- Project Name
- Illustrated Manuscripts Project
- ID
- 4818
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-10 14:00:20
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- 5392 x 5950
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- Record
- 4818
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"[A Hindu male sitting on the floor while reading the Vedas]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4818/wcl004905. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 18, 2024.