Copy of a portrait of Bhula Chhania

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Copy of a portrait of Bhula Chhania

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Bhula Chhania (1870? – 1945?) was born in Sagra Village, Navsari, Gujarat State, India.He worked in Fiji at some stage. He arrived in Auckland, possibly around 1896-1899, and moved to Wellington, possibly in 1905-1906, and lived in Lower Hutt. He worked as a farm labourer, becoming a fruiterer, hawker and small business owner.He married Mortli Bhula Chhania (her birth date is recorded in her passport as 8 April 1896). She was born in Kasbapore Village, Navsari, Gujarat State, India. She died ...

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Image

Date created

circa 1940s

Creator

Cuba Photographic Studio / William Vinsen

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/389820

Related subjects

men / Bhula Chhania / Indian / Portraits / photographic gelatin / sheet glass / silver / photographic plates / studio portraits / portraits / black-and-white negatives / gelatin dry plate negatives / black-and-white photography / Wellington

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