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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 1197574 Muharram procession with taziya, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196710 Detail of figures on ship's deck, possibly taken from passing ship or shore, probably the Hooghly, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196712 General Post Office, Kolkata lit at night, for the British Royal visit, taken across the Lal Dighi tank. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196714 Ships, on the Hooghly, with mills in the background. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196717 General Post Office and Royal Insurance Building from across the Lal Dighi tank, Kolkata, lit for the British royal visit. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197576 Bowl seller with a group on the Maidan, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197578 Washermen at a dhobi ghat. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197580 South drive, Government House (Raj Bhawan), Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197582 Village seen from water. Unknown location, possibly either a large lake or in the Sundarbans. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197584 Fishing boat. Unknown location, possibly on a large lake or possibly in the Sundarbans. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197586 Muharram procession with taziya, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197588 Street fair, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197590 Man, possibly a domestic servant, outside a building. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197592 Man, possibly a domestic servant, outside a building. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197594 Wall carving, probably in a temple, possibly in Orissa. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196415 Woman standing outside a house, possibly a member of domestic staff. Unknown location, possibly in Darjeeling or north Bengal. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196417 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 1196739 The Writers Building, Kolkata from across the Lal Dighi tank at night, lit for the British royal visit. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196741 Royal Insurance Building, Kolkata from across the Lal Dighi tank at night, lit for the British royal visit. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196743 The 'new' Bengal Club, Chowringhee lit for British Royal visit. This part of the club is now demolished, having been completed in 1908 by the architect J Vincent Esch (who was also supervising architect for the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata). c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196745 Ochterlony Monument (Sahid Minar) lit for the British royal visit, Kolkata. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197596 Probable temple building. Unknown location, possibly in Orissa. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197598 Group around tank edge on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group are probably pilgrims to a festival. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196747 Pavilion, probably the tram station at the Chowringhee Esplanade crossing, lit for the British royal visit in 1912. c. 2/1912 Item Level

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