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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
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96898 S Building viewed from street, name of Hastings House and a number 3 are on the gatepost. Unconfirmed that this is the Hastings House in Alipore, Kolkata, once the home of Warren Hastings, 1st Governor of Bengal. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96899 S Riverbank with bathers and ship, probably from Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96900 S Probable pilgrim with cow and calf, Kolkata. The High Court is visible in the background. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96901 S Seated ascetic or sadhu reciting from book, possible pilgrim, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96902 S Amputee on trolley, Kolkata. The High Court is visible in the background. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96903 S Street market at Babu Ghat, Kolkata. Also known as Rani Rashmoni Ghat. The ghat was founded by Rani Rashmoni in memory of her husband. The Dakshineshwar Kali Temple was also founded by Rani Rashmoni, who was a widow, successful businesswoman, philanthropist and leader of clashes against the British relating to taxation of the poor. Ahirtola Ghat and Nimtola Ghat were also built by Rani Rashmoni to allow access to river to the common people for bathing. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96904 S Riverside scene with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96905 S Crowded riverside with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96906 S Telegraph Office, Kolkata. Nicknamed the 'Dead letter office', BBD Bagh (Dalhousie Square) from Old Courthouse Street. Former 'General Electric Co (India) Ltd next door. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96907 S Seated group of sadhus at Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96908 S Group seated in two ferry canoes moored in stream. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96909 S General Post Office from across the Lal Dighi tank, Kolkata. The scaffolding could be for the lighting celebrating the British royal visit in 1912. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96910 S Waterside with washerman and washing lines at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96911 S Waterside with group of washermen at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96912 S General Post Office with scaffolded dome, Kolkata. Scaffolding possibly for the erection of lights celebrating the British royal visit, 1912. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96913 S Washerman at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96914 S Group of moored river canoes. Unknown location, possibly on the Salt Lakes to the east of Kolkata or towards the Sundarbans. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96915 S Washermen on waterside at a dhobi ghat, with 'White Horse' (likely whisky advertisement) sign in the background. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96916 S Village scene, Bengal. Unknown location, possibly near the Salt Lakes to the east of Kolkata or south towards the Sundarbans. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96917 S Temple or shrine taken from the water. Unknown location, Bengal. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96918 S Small temple or shrine built in the Bengali style. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96919 S Jain Temple complex, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96920 S Jain Temple complex, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images H 96921 S Jain Temple complex, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level

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