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Collection of photographs of Calcutta (Kolkata) and environs, West Bengal, India

551 122

Description Collection of photographs of Calcutta (Kolkata) and environs, West Bengal, India

Date 1912 to 1914

Collection Collection of photographs of Calcutta (Kolkata) and environs, West Bengal, India

Catalogue Number 551 122

Category All Other

Scope and Content A collection of glass lantern slides of buildings, places, people and street scenes, mostly in and around Kolkata, c.1912-14. Subjects include Lal Dighi (formerly Dalhouse Square) illuminations and ceremonial for the 1912 royal visit, sweet sellers and the festival of Muharram on the Maidan, a Jain Temple, sadhus, temples and shrines, boats on the Hooghly River, bathers near the Chandpal Ghat, the Babu Ghat, Chotulal Ghat, the Ordnance Building, Post Office and Telegraph Office, the Bengal Club, St Olaf's Church, Serampore, street hairdressers, bullock carts, Tipu Sultan Mosque, and Naendra Pokhari temple and Jagganath Temple, Puri, Orissa.

Archive History No formal accession record for this collection or information on its provenance has been identified so far. Although catalogued in 2010, it is probable that the material had been received much earlier, and possibly prior to the transfer of RCAHMS to John Sinclair House in 1992.

System of Arrangement The collection is housed in four boxes, arranged by catalogue number.

Access Conditions Open. All images have been digitised and are available online. Note that access to the original glass slides may be subject to conservation requirements. Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.

Administrative History Anonymous photographer or photographers, active in Kolkata and Bengal, c.1912-14.

Accruals No further accruals are expected.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1176421

Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 122) Collection of photographs of Calcutta (Kolkata) and environs, West Bengal, India

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165243 Seated group with tennis racquets. Unknown location, probably Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165245 Buildings on south east side of the Lal Dighi (BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie Square), Kolkata lit at night for the 1912 British royal visit. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165252 Probable 'burial' of a taziya into a water tank as part of the festival of Muharram, probably on the Maidan, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165261 Street scene outside the east (Lions) gate, Jagganath Temple, Puri, Orissa. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165267 Riverside scene with bathers, looking north from Chatulal's Ghat towards Ram Chandra Goenka's Zenana (ladies) ghat, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165271 Group gathered around sweet seller on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group includes non Bengalis, possibly visiting for a festival. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165273 Street scene with possible game or betting with watching policeman, probably Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165275 Jain Temple complex, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1165277 Ascetics or sadhus seated, possibly near Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196333 Stick dancing with onlookers on the Maidan, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196656 Labourers pulling cart loaded with crates. Unknown location, probably at Howrah Station, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196660 Group loading a cart with packing crates outside a warehouse. Unknown location, probably at Howrah Station, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197504 Possible lake or coastal scene with boys aboard a fishing boat. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197511 View across the Maidan towards the 'new' Bengal Club, Kolkata. Built in 1908, designed by the architect J Vincent Esch, now demolished. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196340 Muharram street procession with taziya, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196344 Probable Muharram taziya being 'buried' in water, possibly a tank on the Maidan, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196347 Village, view taken from a boat. Unknown location, possibly the Salt Lakes to east of Kolkata or south towards the Sundarbans. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196350 Fishing boats. Unknown location, possibly the Salt Lakes to east of Kolkata or the Sundarbans to the south. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196352 View from boat, with village obscured in trees. Unknown location, possibly Salt Lakes to east of Kolkata or south towards the Sundarbans to the south. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196675 Statue (in semi relief) of Hanuman (now enclosed), at the south entrance (Horse Gate) to the Jagganath Temple, Puri, Orissa. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196677 Street vendor selling bowls and necklaces. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197271 Unknown woman standing outside house. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197519 Muhurram procession with taziya on Lower Circular Road, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197535 Muharram procession, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level

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