Rarely seen photos of #Calcutta/#kolkata. Thread 👇
Intersection of Chowringhee Road and Dharmatolla Street 1945
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Dalhousie Barracks within the grounds of Fort William in Calcutta in 1885
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Esplanade Row, Calcutta in 1878
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View from minaret of Nakhoda mosque in heart of Calcutta 4/n
Municipal Market 1935
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A view from the north end of Chowringhee Road, beside the carriage stand, looking north-west across the Dhurrumtollah Tank 1865
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Hooghly river and part of Calcutta's east bank
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Howrah bridge traffic, Calcutta, 1945
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Calcutta bus stand near Howrah bridge, most likely on the Howrah station side of the Hooghly River, 1944
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Howrah bridge, Calcutta, 1944
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Government House, Calcutta 1860s
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Calcutta from the Ochterlony Monument
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Calcutta High Court in the 1890s
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Great Eastern Hotel and Old Court House Street, Calcutta
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Street in front of the Grand Hotel, Calcutta
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Dalhousie Square at Calcutta 1865
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