Ghaut near the Hooghly. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the bottom of the ghat, looking up the flight of steps towards the ghat building, with figures posed on the steps.
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...
Scenery near the Hooghly. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from a riverside ghat, looking up towards a large thatched building, with a sign in front reading 'Bodry's.' The only Bodry listed in the commercial almanacs for the period is the hotelier and chophouse keeper, J. Bodry, although this building has more the ...
Banquetting [sic. for Memorial] Hall, Barrackpore. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Memorial Hall, also known as the Temple of Fame, looking towards the portico. The building was erected to memorialise the soldiers who fell in the conquest of Java and Mauritius between 1810 and 1811.