Shesha Nag, Lake of Ice, 14000ft above sea, 1890. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography Mountain scenery at the north-eastern end of the Liddar Valley, with Liddar River in the foreground and glaciers in the distance Subjects = glaciers; landscape features; mountain scenery; river scenes; Sykes Collection Location = India; Jammu and Kashmir; Lidar ...
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking north-west across the square, with the General Post office at the left and the Bengal Secretariat (formerly Writers' Buildings) running along the north side of the square. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; gover...
Reaches on the Jhelum above Srinagar, Kashmir. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river towards the Lal Mundi Palace in the distance. Subjects = palaces; river scenes; Sykes Collection Location = India; Jammu and Kashmir; Jhelum (river); Srinagar
Genre: Landscape Photography View along the ridge, with a bungalow with a corrugated-iron roof in the foreground (it is unclear whether this bungalow is the 'Longwood' in the caption). Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; European architecture in India; hill stations; private ...
[Unidentified railway bridge under construction, probably on the North-Western Railway.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Close-up view of a section of a large bridge under construction. The view shows wooden staging supporting the girder span between two tall brick piers. Subjects = bridges; North-Western State Railway; railway building; railway companies; railways; Sykes Collection; tr...