Genre: Architectural Photography General view from driveway, looking towards porte-cochère of the Residency. Caption notes read: 'Used as residency from the days of Sir Mark Cubbon, 1834, and enlarged by Mr Bowring and Sir Richard Meade. During the regime of Mr R.A. Dalyell, a wooden dining roo...
Genre: Landscape Photography View across the park towards the Public Offices in the distance. Caption notes read: 'The Park is named after Sir Mark Cubbon, Chief Commissioner of Mysore, and covers over a hundred acres. It contains the Public Offices, built in 1868, before which is an equestrian...
The Public Offices, Bangalore. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of main façade, with equestrian statue of Sir Mark Cubbon at right. Caption notes read: 'Designed and built by Col (now Sir) Richard Sankey, 1864-1868, for the Mysore Chief Commissioner's offices. The Mysore Government now holds its offices in the b...
The Government Museum, Bangalore. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of exterior. Caption notes read: 'The Museum was established by Dr E. Balfour in 1865, and the building was completed in 1877. The entrance hall contains several specimens of ancient stone carvings, two of which are of special interest, one from Beg...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the buildings, built in castle form, with a large group seated in carriages in the foreground. Caption notes read: 'The Palace was built for H.H. the late Chama Rajendra Wodeyar Bahadur during his minority, and largely extended in his lifetime. I...
Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking towards the bandstand and the Albert Victor Conservatory beyond. Caption notes read: 'This beautiful pleasure garden (now styled the Botanical Gardens) is situated about a mile to the south of the C. and M. Station, and covers an area of 100 acr...
The Albert Victor Conservatory, Lal Bagh [Bangalore]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'The Albert Victor Conservatory built to commemorate His Royal Highness' visit to Bangalore. The foundation stone of this handsome and spacious glass house was laid by H.R.H. the late Prince Albert Victor of Wales, on the 30th November, 1889....
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across palace courtyard towards the Dasara Hall, with a function in progress. The courtyard is crowded with mounted state troops and other officials. Caption notes read: 'The view shown here is the east face of the palace which was burnt down in 189...
The Dasara Hall with Throne, Palace, Mysore. Photographer: Unknown
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Close-up view of the throne. Caption notes read: 'This throne is one of the areticles of interest in the palace. The original structure, which was of fig-wood overlaid with ivory, is generally stated to have been sent by Aurangzeb to Chikka Deva Raja in 1699. The Palace legend, however, runs tha...
