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040-003057760 Subject Ghats

1. Photo 247/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(36)
Title:
Ghaut on the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a terrace on the riverbank towards the ghat, built in European style with ionic columns, with what appear to be temple buildings in the background. This is possibly the river frontage of the Dakshineshvara Temple, north of the city.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 247/1(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(51)
Title:
Ghaut on the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the river from the steps of the ghat, with temple buildings partly visible on the right. This photograph shows the same location as prints 36 and 52, possibly at the Dakshin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item

3. 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

4. Photo 247/1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(52)
Title:
Ghaut and temples on the banks of the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the steps of the ghat seen in prints 36 and 51, looking back towards a row of temple shrines, with the ionic columns of the ghat in the foreground. This is possibly the Dakshineshvara Temple, completed in 1855.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item