Dec 29, 2013

Elephants in Delhi Durbar Procession - 1903


Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Dec 7, 2013

View of Indian Botanic Garden - Shibpur, Howrah near Calcutta (Kolkata) c1850's


The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden (previously known as Indian Botanic Garden) is situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata. They are commonly known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden, and previously as the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. The gardens exhibit a wide variety of rare plants and a total collection of over 12,000 specimens spread over 109 hectares. It is under Botanical Survey of India (BSI) of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
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Great Sikh Gun (taken at Ferozshah on the Night of December 21, 1845) in Government House - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1858-61


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