Photograph of the jail at Bhuj, Gujarat, taken by an unknown photographer during the late 1870s. This view shows the walled enclosure in which the jail stood, near the Sirpat city gate. It was designed as a version of the panopticon system proposed for the creation of safe and humane prisons by ...
[River scene and mill buildings? Gandharia.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of Mill buildings in Gandharia. This print was taken in Gandharia, Dhaka District, Bangladesh by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is from the Temple collection of photographs.
[Puraria Paltan Maidan, small mosque, Dhaka]. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a small mosque on the Puraria Paltan Maidan at Dhaka in Bangladesh. It was taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer. In this view, the small mosque is almost hidden by a tree.
Photograph of chhatris at Bhuj, Gujarat, taken by an unknown photographer during the 1870s. The chhatris are the cenotaphs or funerary monuments of the Raos of Kutch, the rulers of Bhuj, and stood to the west of the town bordering the Hamirsar Tank. They took the form of domed kiosks or pavilion...
Photograph of the new palace at Bhuj, Gujarat, taken by an unknown photographer during the late 1870s. This is a view looking across a tank and gardens in the foreground towards the rear elevation of the palace and the clock tower beyond.
Photograph of the old palace at Bhuj, Gujarat, taken by an unknown photographer during the late 1870s. Known as the Raniwas Palace, it dates from the 18th century and is part of the palace complex or Darbargarh built by the Raos of Kutch within the walled city of Bhuj. Its fortified windowless wa...