Street Scenes of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Then East Pakistan) - 1960's

Baitul Mukarram Market area, beside the G.P.O. Dhaka, Bangladesh (1967)

Dhanmondi, Dhaka (1960s)

Dhanmondi, Dhaka (1960s)

Dhanmondi, Dhaka (1960s)

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Nawab's Deer Park in Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of a herd of deer taken in the Nawab's Deer Park in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Bibi Peri's Tomb, Lal Bagh in Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of the mausoleum in Lalbagh Fort in Dacca ( Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk ( British Library)

Northbrook Hall in Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of buildings in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection. The view is of Northbrook Hall designed in the so-called Indo-Saracenic style, with Johnson Hall, in a similar style, visible in the background. The buildings may have been attached to Dhaka University at this date, but later Northbrook Hall functioned as the Town Hall.

Source: bl.uk ( British Library)

Chowk or the market place in Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection. This is a view of the Chowk or the market place in Dhaka, looking across the shop roofs. The Chowk Bazaar is at the seething heart of the old city of Dhaka, its narrow, twisted roads are lined with old buildings, the ground floors of which house shops selling a multitude of things. All manner of vehicles, predominantly rickshaws, crowd the streets.

Source: bl.uk ( British Library)

St Thomas's Church, Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of St Thomas' Church in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection. Built in 1819, the church is called the Church of Bangladesh.

Source: bl.uk ( British Library)

Small Garden House in Dilkusha, Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection. View of a single storey building designed in the European style in the Nawab's Dilkusha Garden in the Motijheel region of Dhaka.

Source: bl.uk ( British Library)

Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka (Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of a temple in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Dhakeshwari National Temple is a Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'. The name "Dhakeshwari" means "Goddess of Dhaka". Since the destruction of Ramna Kali Mandir in 1971 by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Dhakeshwari Temple has assumed status as the most important Hindu place of worship in Bangladesh.

The Dhakeshwari temple was built in the 12th century by Ballal Sen, a king of the Sena dynasty, and many say the city was named after this temple. The current architectural style of the temple cannot be dated to that period because of the numerous repairs, renovations and rebuilding which have taken place over time.
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South Gate of the Lal Bagh Fort in Dacca (Dhaka, Currently in Bangladesh) - 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of the South Gate of the Lal Bagh Fort in Dacca (now Dhaka).

Source: bl.uk ( British Library)

River Buriganga near Dhaka - 1885

Photograph of Dacca (Dhaka) taken in the 1880s, from an album 'Architectural Views of Dacca', containing 13 prints by Johnston and Hoffman. View looking along the river Buriganga towards the city of Dhaka situated on the left bank. A Hindu temple tower stands at the water's edge.


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Landscape with Monuments at Dhaka - 1885

Photograph of monuments at Dacca (Dhaka) taken in the 1880s, from an album 'Architectural Views of Dacca', containing 13 prints by Johnston and Hoffman.

The Chowk or market place of Dhaka - 1885

Photograph of Dacca (Dhaka) taken in the 1880s, from an album 'Architectural Views of Dacca', containing 13 prints by Johnston and Hoffman.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Ruined monuments at Dhaka - 1885

Photograph of ruined monuments at Dacca (Dhaka) taken in the 1880s, from an album 'Architectural Views of Dacca', containing 13 prints by Johnston and Hoffman.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Dana Dighi Lake, Dilkusha - Dhaka 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of a large tank or reservoir in Dilkusha Gardens in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Nawab's Shahbagh Garden - Dhaka 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 with a general view looking towards a pavilion in the Nawab's Shahbagh gardens in Dacca (Dhaka, now the capital of Bangladesh), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Madrassa - Dhaka 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 with a view of the facade of a madrassa in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Imambara Hosseini Dallan - Dhaka 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 with a view of the Imambara Hussaini Dalan in Dacca (now Dhaka), overlooking the tank, part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Dhaka College 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 with a view of Dacca College from the tennis courts in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Iron Suspension Bridge - Dhaka 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 with a view of the iron suspension bridge over the Dulai Creek in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)

Nawab's Dilkusha Garden - Dhaka 1904

Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904 of a large garden house built by the Nawabs in the Dilkusha Gardens in Dacca (now Dhaka), part of an album of 30 prints from the Curzon Collection. Garden Houses were large buildings designed in the European style and set in extensive grounds. Dilkusha Gardens were adjacent to the watery Motijheel area, near swamps and marshes. The commercial heart of present-day Dhaka has since engulfed the area. Lord Curzon was Viceroy of India from 1899-1905. In February 1904, he toured Eastern Bengal and visited Dhaka on the 18th and 19th where he stayed at the Ahsan Manzil Palace. This album of gelatine-silver prints commemorates his Dhaka visit, though it is not a record of it and only presents us with general views. Kapp worked as a commercial photographer from the 1880s onwards and had studios in Chowringhee Road and Humayun Place in Calcutta. From the early 1900s he had a studio in Wise Ghat Road in Dhaka.

Source: bl.uk (British Library)