Abdel Munim Khalil Medani in front of Kosti Rural Officer's house. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: 6.5 by 9. Author(s)/Creator(s): Ali Muhammad Osman.
blurry photograph of youth jumping in Shendi Governor's house. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: 6.5 by 9. Author(s)/Creator(s): Ali Muhammad Osman.
experimental printing of Governor's House Nile Bank
Scope & Content:
photo exercise experimental printing of Governor's House Nile Bank and self portrait of Ali Muhammad Osman. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: 14 by 9. Author(s)/Creator(s): Ali Muhammad Osman.
two students of Shendi Secondary School in jelabiya outside at the governor's house. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: 9 by 13. Author(s)/Creator(s): Ali Muhammad Osman.
Mudasir Muhammad Osman standing outside at governor's house. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: 9 by 14. Author(s)/Creator(s): Ali Muhammad Osman.
Lime Street with St. George's Hall. Extent: 1 postcard. Size and dimensions of original material: 14 by 9. Author(s)/Creator(s): Post Dennis Productions.
Custodial history: The Motilal family of Bowbazar was founded by Biswanath Motilal, a renowned salt merchant of Kolkata. He was born in 1779 and rose to prominence working his way up from an ordinary position. He had entered the salt trade in partnership with Rammohan Mallick of Barabazar. But B...
Private Collection of Royal family of Cussimbazar (Roy)
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Around 1700 AD Ajodhya Ram Roy of Pirojpur village near Bhagabangola and the river Padma (who traced his descent from Patrasayer of Burdwan District) came with his family to settle down in Cossimbazar, a renowned port city of Bengal closed to Murshidabad, the capital of the Na...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century-1st half of the 20th century
Custodial history: All the photographic materials belong to the Kovats Photographic Museum and Studio. The vast majority of the photos represent the work of several generations of photographers from the Kovats family. A small part of the photographic archive consists of images created by collabo...