[Lord Dufferin's durbar with the Amir of Afghanistan.] Departure [sic, for Arrival] of the Viceroy, Rawal Pindi, 1885. Photographer: Burke, John
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Inscription: Signed and numbered in the negative, 'Burke 1.' Genre: Historical Events View from an elevated position, looking down onto the railway station. A military guard of honour is positioned on the platform, where a train is drawn up, with crowds gathered round the station buildings. Th...
Locomotive engine 'Akbar' being ferried across the Jumna at Kalpi on 14th Jany. /87 on four pontoons (size 40 feet long and 5'6" diamr.) Weight of engine about 27 tons, immersion of pontoons by weight of engine 1ft 4 inches. Photographer: Unknown
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative 'No. 9. 14-1-87' Genre: Industrial Photography Side view of the locomotive being poled across the river during the construction of the railway bridge at Kalpi, with Indian labourers and European engineers posed on the platform beside the engine. The capti...