Great banian tree in Barrackpore Park. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the banian tree from the park. Subjects = banyans; public gardens; trees & plants Location = Barakpur; Barrackpore; India; West Bengal
[The rock-cut monolithic temple of Vattuvan Kovil at Kalugumalai]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the 8th-9th century Vattuvan Kovil temple at Kalugumalai in the Tinnevelly (modern Tirunelveli) District, from the rock from which it was carved. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Jain); rock-cut temples; temples Loc...
Ajmer - White marble audience hall overlooking Lake Ajmer. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the pavilion with its marble pillars towards the Ana Sagar lake. A European figure is seated on the balcony overlooking the lake. Built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, the pavilion was used at this period as the British Residency. Subjects = bar...
Genre: Landscape Photography Looking across a village pool towards houses beyond. One in the series of views in the Bourne & Shepherd catalogue entitled 'Rustic scenes and village life in Bengal'. Subjects = rural life; tanks; water supplies