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Photo 1168/1(138)
- Record Id:
- 041-003183594
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003183455
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599951.0x001797
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1168/1(138)
- Title:
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Calcutta. Metcalfe Hall and Library. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View looking westwards along Hare Street towards its junction with Strand Road and the River Hugli (where the masts of moored sailing ships are visible), with the Metcalfe Hall on the left. A pair of Indian bearers carrying a palaquin inside which a European figure reclines, is posed on the roadway in the right foreground. The Metcalfe Hall, built 1840-44 in Greek Revival style, housed the Agricultural and Horticultural Society and the Calcutta Public Library.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003183455
040-003183456
041-003183594 - Is part of:
- Photo 1168 : Two albums of Indian views. Photographer(s): William Henry Baker and others.
Photo 1168/1 : Photographic Views [of India]. Photographer(s): Bourne and Shepherd, Johnston and Henderson, William Henry Baker, Samuel Bourne, F.…
Photo 1168/1(138) : Calcutta. Metcalfe Hall and Library. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-003183455[0001]/040-003183456[0138]/041-003183594
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1168
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 1860s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 177 mm x 227 mm
Format: Photograph Album
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Subjects:
- Architectural Styles
Architectural Types
Architecture
British Colonial Architecture
Colonial Architecture
Libraries
Metcalfe Hall (Calcutta)
Public Buildings
Street Scenes - Places:
- Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia