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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 247 Language Not applicable Subject Cremation

1. Photo 247/1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(17)
Title:
Building for burning the dead, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards a burning ghat on the Hugli, the roofline crowded with vultures. Possibly Burning Ghat (now Nimtala Cremation Ground), just north of Nimtollah Ghat.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 247/1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(43)
Title:
Burning of the dead on the banks of the Hooghly (near Barrackpore). Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the riverbank towards a small group seated beside a funeral pyre.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 247/3(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/3(32)
Title:
Ghaut for burning the dead near the Hooghly, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the bank of the Hugli towards a burning ghat, with vultures gathered on the roofline of the adjoining building.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item