Baboo Ghaut, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the northern corner of the Eden Gardens, looking towards the classical, pedimented facade of Babu Ghat, with the masts of shipping in the River Hugli beyond. The chimney in the right background probably belongs to the steam engine powering the hy...
Black town, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Street scene with figures posed in the foreground, in the area of Madras outside and to the north of the Fort known as Black Town (later George Town). The minarets of a mosque can be seen against the skyline in the background.
Black town, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along a street in the part of Madras outside the Fort walls, known as Black Town, with a group of Indians posed in the foreground. The nearer buildings, of substantial proportions, are in European classical style.
Black town (European part), Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along a street lined with houses and shops in the European part of Madras outside the Fort, known as Black Town, later George Town.
Preparation for native festivities, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along a street in Madras, with flags and a decorative hanging erected across the roadway in the foreground.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along a street, decorated with hangings, towards a temple mandapa, with a large temple car or 'ratha' parked at the roadside in the foreground.