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‘Dharamshala’, 1873 (c). Photograph, India, 1873 (c). Under British rule, the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, became a cantonment and a base for Gurkha units. The group portrait of civilians and officers includes ‘Charles Mercer’, ‘Jim Rawlins’ and ‘Col Rawlins’. The party includes two children and badminton and croquet equipment can be seen to the right.