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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 1196749 Military group lined up on the riverside, Kolkata, for the arrival or departure of the British royal visit. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196751 Royal Insurance Building, Kolkata from across the Lal Dighi tank, lit for the British royal visit. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196753 Group gathered, possibly on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group may be pilgrims from outside Bengal. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196755 Group gathered on the Maidan, Kolkata. Possibly as part of a pilgrimage visit. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196763 H Hobbs & Co, 4 Esplanade East, Kolkata, lit for the British royal visit. The shop sat next to the Military (Ordnance) Department. Harry Hobbs (1864-1956) arrived in Calcutta to work as a piano tuner in 1883. In 1893 he established his own company, H Hobbs and Co Ltd which advertised as 'Pianoforte importers, repairers and tuners, player pianos and extensive library of perforated music. Agents for Ky-Ko non-electric fans'. Hobbs lived above the branch on 4 Esplande East until his death in 1956 (apart from travel to the UK and abroad). The shop itself moved to 9 Esplanade East and then 21 Old Courthouse Street. For a period before and then again during and after World War II, he was also 'Special Director' Manager of Spence's Hotel (now demolished). He was a successful businessman and Calcutta character, writing a number of newspaper articles and books on Calcutta life. By the time of his death his obituary made the claim that he had been the oldest living European in India. Information on Hobbs from various sources including from 'The Chingri Kal Chronicles' by Malcolm Tucker, Hobbs' grandson. c. 2/1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196771 Group with Muharram taziya on the Maidan, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196774 The 'new' Bengal Club, Kolkata lit for British royal visit; seen from across the General's Tank on the Maidan. 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 1197064 Seated group with tennis raquets. Unknown location, probably Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197079 Unamed lady standing outside building. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197099 Building viewed through trees. Unknown location. [Possibly Fort Wiliam or the Presidency Jail, Kolkata.] c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197113 Unknown man standing outside building. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197433 Two men stick dancing with onlooking crowd, Maidan, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197435 Two small typical Bengali temples. Unknown location, but possibly Bawali near the Radhanath temple. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197437 Possibly Kalighat Temple, Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197439 Chotulal's Ghat, Kolkata. Photograph probably taken from the old Howrah Bridge. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197441 Chotulal's Ghat, Kolkata. Photograph probably taken from the old Howrah Bridge. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197443 Mosque. Unknown location, probably Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197445 Tree lined street, probably Kolkata. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197138 Tree lined road with cows. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197154 Unknown man standing outside house. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197454 Group seated in small pavilion at edge of Manoar (Monohur) Doss's Tank, Maidan, Kolkata. The pavilion is one of four, one at each of the corners of the tank. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197458 River or canal scene. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1197462 Possible large lake or coastal scene with fishing boats. Unknown location. c. 1912 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1196276 Group of women and children, probably on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group may be pilgrims from outside Bengal. c. 1912 Item Level

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