May 30, 2009

Life in Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1944 Part - 13

From: The Hensley Collection
For more information view Part - 1

Public transportation awaits passengers arriving at Howrah Station. View from Howrah Station. Howrah bridge and nearby ghats in background

Passenger waiting area, Sealdah Station

Passenger ferry landing upriver somewhere near Belur Math, Calcutta vicinity

Passenger cars lined up behind Sealdah Station

Nimtolla Ghat

Ladies and men's' ghat, upstream

Human conveyor belt loading river barge, near Howrah Bridge and on Strand Road side of river

Front of Sealdah Station

Front of Sealdah Station

From Howrah Station, looking across toward South Strand Road's warehouse and ship mooring area. This view is downstream from the second level of the station

Source: http://dsal.uchicago.edu