A street fair, Kolkata
The century-old collection of the Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, includes rare and fragile glass plate negatives, which show life at the high point of the British Raj. The 178 negatives were originate in a shoebox for a pair of grey, size 9, Peter Lord slip-on shoes, and were stored in their original five-by-eight-inch plate boxes, wrapped in copies of The Statesman newspaper dating back to 1914 (the newspaper was founded in 1875). Highlights from the imagery comprise celebrations for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Calcutta in 1912, the only visit by a British monarch to India as Emperor of the subcontinent, with the city's buildings lit up at night in tribute; ships arriving at the Chandpal Ghat, the main landing place for visitors to Calcutta along the Hooghly river.
Kolkata - Ochterlony Monument (Sahid Minar) lit for the British royal visit.
The 'new' Bengal Club, Chowringhee lit for British Royal visit. This part of the club is now demolished, having been accomplished in 1908 by the architect J Vincent Esch.
The 'new' Bengal Club, Kolkata lit for British royal visit; seen from across the General's Tank on the Maidan.
The Maidan towards the 'new' Bengal Club, Kolkata. Built in 1908, planned by the architect J Vincent Esch.
Jagganath Temple, Puri, Orissa. East entrance (Lions Gate).
Wall carving, probably in a temple, possibly in Orissa. Unknown location.
Jagganath Temple, Puri, Orissa. West entrance (Tiger Gate).
Group under trees on the Maidan, Kolkata. The Army and Navy store is visible in the background.
Group with ascetic/sadhu.
Three men with two bears, a goat and two monkeys, possibly in India Titled: '[Samasha Gallah Dupai?
Two small Bengali temples. Unknown location.
Bowl seller with a group on the Maidan, Kolkata.
View of woman and child being carried, possibly in India
Bullock drawn cart with driver. Unknown location.
Chotulal's Ghat, Kolkata. Photograph probably taken from the old Howrah Bridge.
Washermen at a dhobi ghat.
Possible lake or coastal scene with boys aboard a fishing boat.
Unknown location possibly Fort Wiliam or the Presidency Jail, Kolkata.
Ships, on the Hooghly, with mills in the background.
Labourers pulling cart loaded with crates. Unknown location, probably at Howrah Station, Kolkata.
Statue (in semi relief) of Hanuman (now enclosed), at the south entrance (Horse Gate) to the Jagganath Temple, Puri, Orissa.
Jain Temple complex, Kolkata.
Two men stick dancing with onlooking crowd, Maidan, Kolkata.
Most probably Kalighat Temple, Kolkata.
Puri, unknown men swimming in the sea with 'nulias' in trademark woven hats. Nulias are local men who are on hand to help swimmers in the currents.
Mosque. Unknown location, probably Kolkata.
The pavilion is one of four, one at each of the corners of the tank.Group seated in small pavilion at edge of Manoar (Monohur) Doss's Tank, Maidan, Kolkata.
Group gathered, possibly on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group may be pilgrims from outside Bengal.
Military group lined up on the riverside, Kolkata, for the arrival or departure of the British royal visit.
Serampore (Fredericknagore), St Olaf's Church. A Lutheran Church built by Colonel Bie, the Danish Governor, in 1805. The Danes had established a base in 1699. William Carey, the English Baptist missionary who established the first printing press in Asia, conducted the first service.
Street vendor selling bowls and necklaces. Unknown location.
Painted elephant, probably on the Maidan, Kolkata.
Muharram procession with taziya, Kolkata.
Seated group with tennis raquets. Unknown location, probably Kolkata.
Washermen on waterside at a dhobi ghat, with 'White Horse' (likely whisky advertisement) sign in the background. Unknown location.
Probable temple building. Unknown location, possibly in Orissa.
Crowd in the region of tank edge on the Maidan, Kolkata. The groups are perhaps pilgrims to a festival.
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