Photograph (b&w) of a group of seated Quakers (Indian and European), taken at an unknown place in India, in front of a row of trees. Second row from the back, sixth person in from the left (lady with a black hat), is Mrs Wood(s) to whom, at Selly Oak near Birmingham, R Tagore gave some of his paintings in about 1930. These objects were bought by the BM in 2004 and 2005 [info. from Indar Pasricha].
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Friends as missionaries: contemporary reports, newsletters and magazines
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