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1. Mss Eur D783/8(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D783/8(62)
Title:
Postcard views of Calcutta. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Eight postcard views of buildings and scenes in Calcutta. Subjects = bridges; British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; government houses; Monro Collection; post offices; postcards; railway stations; railways; river scenes; shipping; trans...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur E278/86(114)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E278/86(114)
Title:
Howrah Bridge. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Aerial Photography Aerial view of the pontoon bridge, Hooghly river and parts of Calcutta. Photograph used as illustration no. 2 in Sir Reid's autobiography 'Years of Change in Bengal and Assam'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F138/59(292)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F138/59(292)
Title:
The Viceroy in Calcutta: Old Howrah Bridge. Photographer: Laithwaite, John Gilbert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Snapshot of the pontoon bridge.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Dec 1939
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F138/59(508)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F138/59(508)
Title:
Viceregal Tour of Calcutta: Old and New Howrah Bridges. Photographer: Laithwaite, John Gilbert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Snapshot of the Hooghly River with the bridge and construction cranes.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1941
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 66/8(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/8(21)
Title:
[Aerial view of the River Hooghly at Calcutta looking down towards Howrah Bridge with Howrah Station on the left.] Photographer: Indian Air Survey and Transport
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = aerial views; bridges; river scenes Location = Calcutta; Hugli (river); India; West Bengal
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Jun 1929
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 430/75(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/75(30)
Title:
Howrah Bridge, Calcutta. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the pontoon bridge opened in 1874. Subjects = bridges; Curzon Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 440/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 440/2(16)
Title:
Hooghly [Howrah] Bridge open for river traffic, Calcutta. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a steamer passing through the pontoon bridge, the central portion of which is regularly removed to allow river traffic access upriver. Subjects = bridges; river scenes Location = Calcutta; Hugli (river); India; West Bengal
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 472/7(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 472/7(30)
Title:
On the Hoogli, near Calcutta. Photographer: Ramsden, Geoffrey Charles Freschville
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a boat being rowed up river towards Howrah Bridge. Subjects = bridges; Ramsden Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 527/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/1(6)
Title:
Hooghly River & Floating Bridge, Calcutta. Photographer: Haward, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from ghat at water's edge looking towards the Howrah Bridge, with figures bathing in the foreground. Original negative and modern copy print at Photo 527/2 (23). Subjects = bridges; ghats; river scenes Location = Calcutta; Hugli (river); India; West Bengal
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 527/2(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 527/2(23)
Title:
[Ghat near the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta.] Photographer: Haward, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Modern print from original glass negative. View of people bathing at a ghat on the River Hugli, with the Howrah Bridge in the background.. Contemporary print from this negative at Photo 527/1 (6). Subjects = bridges; ghats; river scenes Location = Calcutta; Hugl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item