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

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(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(33)
Title:
Bishop's College [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View in the grounds, looking towards the college buildings, with Indian figures posed on the lawn in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

3. 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

4. Photo 247/2(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(19)
Title:
Bishop's College, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the quadrangle towards college buildings, with students in gowns and mortar boards arranged in the foreground. Bishop's College was the missionary establishment of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 247/2(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(20)
Title:
Bishop's College, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the quadrangle and part of the buildings of Bishop's College, Calcutta, with Indian figures posed in the foreground. See also prints 18-19.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

6. 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

7. Photo 247/4(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/4(23)
Title:
Mission school and church near Hooghly. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the lawn towards the school, with the church on the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item