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Street View in Kolkata
attributed to Samuel Bourne, 1863 - 1867
Bourne here photographed Old Court Street, now known as Binoy Badal Dinesh Bag Street in Kolkata (then Calcutta). In the right background is the Writers’ Building from 1777, recognizable by its classicist facade with columns. It was the headquarters for the writers of the British East India Company. Bourne was thus photographing an important workplace for the British in India.
- Artwork typealbumblad, photograph
- Object numberRP-F-F80451
- Dimensionsheight 228 mm x width 290 mm, height 367 mm x width 415 mm
- Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk