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Aug 8, 2021

Indian Husband and Wife in Costume - Circa 1897

From the book: Christian Missions and Social Progress, A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions by the Rev. James S. Dennis, D.D

Indian Child Bride and Groom - Circa 1897

From the book: Christian Missions and Social Progress, A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions by the Rev. James S. Dennis, D.D

Dec 3, 2017

The Kashmiri (Cashmere) Gate, Delhi - 1895

Photograph of the Kashmir Gate at Delhi, taken by Lala Deen Dayal in the 1890s, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of places proposed to be visited by Their Excellencies Lord & Lady Curzon during Autumn Tour 1902'. Lord Curzon served as Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905. The Kashmir Gate is one of the northern gates in the city walls of what is now known as Old Delhi, originally the city of Shahjahanabad built in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Shan Jahan (r.1628-58). The Kashmir Gate was built in 1835 by Major Robert Smith and was made into a double gateway in 1857 at the time of the Indian Uprising. This gate was blown up when the British retook Delhi during the Indian Uprising of 1857.

Source: British Library

Calcutta (Kolkata) Docks with the Swing-Bridge Gates at the Entrance to the Half-Tide Basin as seen from the River - 1891

Photograph taken in 1891 by an unknown photographer of the Calcutta Docks with the swing-bridge gates at the entrance to the half-tide basin as seen from the river. The Calcutta Port is the only major riverine port in India and constitutes the Calcutta Dock System. In March 1884, the Secretary of State confirmed the adoption of the Kidderpore site for new docks. The entrance to the dock was to be through a tidal basin about 600 ft by 650 ft, and from the tidal basin to the river were two entrances, one 80 ft wide and the other 60 ft. In 1889-90, the tidal basin had been completed and brought into use, and dock number one was almost finished. The swing-bridges move on a central vertical pivot, allowing shipping to pass in and out of the half-tide basin which remains open for a few hours either side of high-tide.

From: British Library

Indian Horse Cart (Ekka) - Benares (Varanasi) c.1890's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Nov 22, 2017

Group of Men with a Cage - Sri Lanka 1890s

Source: ebay

Nov 18, 2017

Madras (Chennai) 1895, by W.H. Jackson

Madras (Chennai) 1895

Nov 17, 2017

Mr Mackay's bungalow, Calcutta, Jan. 1891

From Hume Collection: http://www.library.uq.edu.au/fryer/hume/

The Hume family lived at Drayton, Toowoomba, and in Brisbane. Walter Cunningham Hume was a surveyor and Chief commissioner for Lands for Queensland.