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Famine in India: emaciated young men wearing loin cloths and a woman wearing a sari. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in Mysore, India: six emaciated men wearing loin cloths, five sitting and one lying on a mat. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in India: five emaciated children; a girl sitting and four boys lying on a mat. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in Bangalore, India: a group of emaciated women and children. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in Mysore, India: six emaciated women, five sitting and one leaning on another's lap. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

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Famine in Bangalore, India: a group of emaciated women and children. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in Mysore, India: six emaciated men wearing loin cloths, five sitting and one lying on a mat. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in India: five emaciated children; a girl sitting and four boys lying on a mat. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in India: emaciated young men wearing loin cloths and a woman wearing a sari. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.

Famine in Mysore, India: six emaciated women, five sitting and one leaning on another's lap. Photograph attributed to Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1876/1878.