[Seto Darbar, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a palace and gardens. The neoclassical Rana palace - also known as the White Palace - was completed in 1890 by Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, who was prime minister from 1885-1901. The Seto Darbar was located to the south of the Narayanhiti Palace and is considered by some to be one of t...
View of Palace with hills behind. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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A view looking northwest to Phora Darbar with a Newar-style palace behind and the hills of the present Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in the distance. The neoclassical Phora Darbar ("Fountain Palace") was built by the architect Kishor Narsingh Rana for Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, prime mini...
View looking east, showing a numerous Shiva shrines as well as two of the buildings (sattals) within the complex. The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple is located on the hill directly east across the Bagmati River from the Pashupati Temple and along the pathway leading from the footbridges to the Mrigasth...
Sacred river & burning ghat, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of the preparting of bodies for cremation at the north end of Bhashmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River at Pashupati. The stairs to the Ayar Ghat and southern most foot bridge are on the extreme right of the photograph. The three domes of the Bhashmeshvar Mahadev Temple rise ab...
View of Vienna. No. 1. Taken up from St Stephan''s tower at No. 1 (see the picture of it). Paper-negatif with A. Ross'' Apparatus
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This appears to be a lithograph of a tracing, presumably frrom a photograph (the paper negative referred to in the heading), with identifications of buildings and streets in German; additional manuscript annotations in English, written in red ink. This view links up with (2), to form an overlappi...
View of Vienna. No. 2. Taken up from St Stephan''s tower at No. 2 (see the picture of it). Paper-negatif with A. Ross'' Apparatus
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View of Vienna, overlapping with (1). As with (1), this appears to be a lithograph of a tracing, presumably frrom a photograph (the paper negative referred to in the heading), with identifications of buildings and streets in German; additional manuscript annotations in English, written in red ink.
View of Vienna from St Stephen's Church. Photographer: Unknown
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A view of Vienna taken from the same spot as (1), and possibly the original from which (1) was traced and which is there referred to as a paper-negatif with A. Ross' Apparatus