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41. Photo 814(341)

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The Tomb of the Emperor Jahangir and his favourite wife, Noor Jehan, or Noor Mahal, at Shahdera, was built by the latter during her life-time. Shadera also contains the tomb of Asaf Khan, brother of the Empress Noor Jehan. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Poor print. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); tombs Location = Pakistan; Punjab; Punjab (Pakistan); Shahdara
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

42. Photo 814(342)

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Photo 814(342)
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An obelisk and drinking fountain, erected in the Margala Pass, on the Attock Road, about three miles from Kalaka Sarai railway station, to the memory of Brigadier General John Nicholson, who fell at the seige of Delhi, in 1857. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Poor print. Subjects = monuments and memorials Location = North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

43. Photo 814(343)

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Photo 814(343)
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The bridge over the River Indus, at Attock. Consists of 5 spans, 2 of 296¼ feet and 3 of 246¼ feet, it is 1522 feet in length and cost Rs 32,20,016. It was opened for traffic on the 24th May 1883. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = bridges Location = Attock; Pakistan; Punjab; Punjab (Pakistan)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

44. Photo 814(344)

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Photo 814(344)
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The Durbar Sahib or Golden Temple, at Amritsar, is a small marble building roofed with sheets of copper gilt, situated in the middle of a large tank: it was constructed by Ram Dass, the fourth Gooroo, in 1574. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian Architecture (Sikh); temples Location = Amritsar; India; Punjab (India)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

45. Photo 814(345)

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Photo 814(345)
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The Fort at Attock, was built by the Emperor Akbar, in 1583; it commands the bridge of boats which crosses the river Indus there. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = forts Location = Attock; Pakistan; Punjab; Punjab (Pakistan)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

46. Photo 814(346)

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Photo 814(346)
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The Alexandra Bridge spans the Chenab River, 3 miles north of Wazirabad; when constructed, it was the longest railway bridge in the world. It was opened by HM the King-Emperor, then Prince of Wales, on the 22nd of January 1876. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = bridges Location = Pakistan; Punjab; Punjab (Pakistan); Wazirabad
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

47. Photo 814(347)

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Photo 814(347)
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The tomb of Ranjit Singh near the Fort, at Lahore, is a curious mixture of Hindoo and Mahomedan architecture; in its centre is a raised stone platform, on which is a large lotus flower surrounded by eleven smaller ones. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Caption continues: 'The central flower covers the ashes of the Maharajah and the others those of the four wives and seven slave girls who immolated themselves on his funeral pyre'. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian Architecture (Sikh); tombs Location = ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

48. Photo 814(348)

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Photo 814(348)
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The Bala Hisar at Peshawar is a quadrilateral fort which dominates every part of the city, the walls are 92 feet in height. It was here that Shah Sujah received Mr Mounstuart Elphinstone's mission in 1808. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = forts Location = North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan; Peshawar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

49. Photo 814(349)

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Photo 814(349)
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The Baradari, a marble pavilion standing in the centre of the Hazuri Bagh, near the Fort, at Lahore, was erected by Ranjeet Singh from marble filched from the tombs of Asaf Khan and the Emperor Jahanghir, at Shadera. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = baradaris; gardens; Indian architecture; Indian Architecture (Sikh) Location = Lahore; Pakistan; Punjab; Punjab (Pakistan)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

50. Photo 814(350)

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Photo 814(350)
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The mosque of Wazir Khan, near the Delhi Gate, in Lahore City. Built it is said on the site of the tomb of an old Ghuznivade saint, was erected by a Punjab Governor of Lahore named Wazir Khan, in 1634. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques Location = Lahore; Pakistan; Punjab; Punjab (Pakistan)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item