John Falconer, British Library A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia | Amateur, India
Nicholas and Co. catalogue of views, c. 1894, states ‘Photographs of the natives of the western coast...We beg to inform the public that we have purchased the negatives of the above, taken by the late F. B. Hanna, Esq. They illustrate the costumes and characteristics of the following castes, viz: - Nairs, Nair women, Tiers, Tier women, Nambouri, Nambouri women, Moplahs, Moplah women, Cheermahs, Fisher caste, etc.’
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