Bathing Ghats and Temples in Benares (Varanasi) - c1880's

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Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's

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1864 Cyclone - Calcutta (Kolkata)

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Boats on the Hooghly River - Calcutta (Kolkata) c1880's

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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

Teesta (Tista) River, Darjeeling - Circa 1870

The Tista is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, flowing through India and Bangladesh. It rises in the Himalayas near Chunthang, Sikkim, flows south cutting a deep gorge through the Darjeeling Himalaya, and turns southeast to run through Sivok Gota Pass onto the plains of West Bengal. It then crosses the Rangpur region of Bangladesh to join the Brahmaputra River.

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Various Vintage Photographs of Streams, Rivers and Canals - Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1890's

 Canal Lined with Palms

 People in Canoes on River

 Fast Flowing River

 River Scene

 River Through Trees

 Rocky River Bed

 Rocky River Bed

 Rocky River Bed

 Stream

 Tall Trees by River

View of Rapids

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Bengal group Bathing at Kali Ghat Near Boats on River And Ashore, Suspension Bridge in Distance - Samuel Bourne 1863

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Pontoon Bridge Over Hooghly River in Calcutta (Kolkata) - and Bullock Carts Nearby

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Strand Road Showing Group in Costume with Bullock Carts and Horse-Drawn Carriages, Sailing Ships and Other Boats On Hooghly River - Calcutta (Kolkata)

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Bathing in the Ganges, India - Varanasi (Benares) 1895

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Ghats of Varanasi (Benaras/Kashi) - Circa c1950-60's

Photographer: Wim Swaan
Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum

Calcutta (Kolkata) - The Old Howrah Bridge - 1912

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Ghats of Benares (Varanasi) - 1890's

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View of Shipping from Hastings' Bridge - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Hastings Bridge crossed the Tolly Nullah, a canal off of the Hooghly River, was named after the Governor-General Marquis of Hastings (1813-1823) administration. In 1874 this suspension bridge collapsed and was replaced by a stronger bridge.

Source: British Library

Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) near Kalighat - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's

The south-eastern Calcutta suburbs of Alipore and Kalighat were connected by bridges constructed over Tolly's Nullah.

Photographer: Samuel Bourne
Source: British Library

Bathing Ghat in Calcutta (Kolkata) c1890

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Bathing in the Hooghly River - Calcutta (Kolkata) c1885

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Shipping on the Hooghly River - Calcutta (Kolkata) c1890's

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Sailing Ships and Other Boats Docked Along River Hooghly - Calcutta (Kolkata) c1890's

Source: British Library

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