May 2, 2009

Life in Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1944 Part 4

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

Water buffalo wash-down from foot-directed, spraying, curbside hydrant along Strand Bank Road

Shipwright uses chisel to notch boat plank

Scene along Strand Bank Road, north of Howrah Bridge

Sawing logs into planks for boat building. One man pushes up, the other pushes down on the saw

Pagoda in Eden Gardens

Oxen market somewhere near the Zoological Gardens

Oxen market somewhere near the Zoological Gardens

Negotiating a price on an ice cream freezer from a young vendor in a stall along a Calcutta street

Human conveyor belt in warehouse area along Strand Bank Road

Food sellers along Calcutta street