RAre Photos of British Raj

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Woman standing outside a house, possibly a member of domestic staff. Unknown location,possibly in Darjeeling or north Bengal.RCAHMS


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Indian Men, possibly domestic serants, outside a building. Unknown location.RCAHMS


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Interior iew of office in Madras, India.RCAHMS


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!iew of group of people at an unknown location in India.RCAHMS


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" group of British tennis players photographed in India about #$$ years ago.RCAHMS


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Buildings on south east side of the %al Dighi &BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie '(uare), *olkatalit at night for the #+# British royal isit.RCAHMS


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-ierside scene with bathers, looking north from hatulal/s 0hat towards -am handra

0oenka/s 1enana &ladies) ghat, *olkata.RCAHMS


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0roup gathered around sweet seller on the Maidan, *olkata. 2he group includes non Bengalis,

possibly isiting for a festial.RCAHMS


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3ain 2emple comple4, *olkata.RCAHMS


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0roup of women and children, probably on the Maidan, *olkata. 2he group may be pilgrims

from outside Bengal.RCAHMS


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5ishing boat on the 6ooghly -ier in *olkata.RCAHMS


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-ierbank with bathers and ship, probably from handpal 0hat, *olkata.RCAHMS


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7robable pilgrim with cow and calf, *olkata. 2he 6igh ourt is isible in the

background.RCAHMS


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-ierside scene with bathers, handpal 0hat, *olkata. Bathers reached the rier through tunnels

under the railway line.RCAHMS


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-ierside scene with bathers, handpal 0hat, *olkata. Bathers reached the rier through tunnels

under the railway line.RCAHMS


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'eated group of sadhus at handpal 0hat, *olkata.RCAHMS


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0roup seated in two ferry canoes moored in stream. Unknown location.RCAHMS


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Waterside with washer man and washing lines at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.RCAHMS


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0roup of washer men at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.RCAHMS


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'treet hairdresser giing a /6industani haircut/ &pudding bowl), 'trand -oad 'outh, *olkata. 2he

6igh ourt is in the left distance, the building behind could be the !olunteer 68.RCAHMS


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0eneral 7ost 9ffice &-) from across the %al Dighi tank, *olkata. 2he scaffolding could be for the

lighting celebrating the British royal isit in #+#: and pictured left is 2elegraph 9ffice,

*olkata.RCAHMS

Days of the Raj: Huge collection of photographs depicting life in India a centuryago are found in a shoebox

178 plate-glass negatives discovered inside a sie-nine !eter "ord box in #dinburgh $o%e i%ages &ere ta'en in 1(1)* archivists confir%

+n'no&n photographer %ay have been ,ritish civil servant in alcuttaBy NICK ENOCH

!+,"I$H#D:15:41 GMT, 7 May 2012 | +!D./#D:22:29 GMT, 9 May 2012
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#'' 176 o( !+e $'a!e*&'a"" e&a!i.e" we%e (o) i"ie a "ie*ie 8e!e% 3o% "+oeo y !+e oya' Commi""io o!+e #cie! a Hi"!o%ica' Mo)me!" o( co!'a C#HM; i Ei)%&+/
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Two me "!ic< ace i (%o! o( a c%ow i Maia, Ca'c)!!a/ T+e ace %e$%e"e!" a moc< (i&+! e!wee 'e&ea%y wa%%io% )%&a a !+emi&+!y emo


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B)i'i&" o !+e "o)!+*ea"! "ie o( 3a' i&+i, Ca'c)!!a, 'i! a! i&+! (o% !+e 1912 B%i!i"+ %oya' .i"i! y Ki& Geo%&e V a =)ee Ma%y/ #'' 176ima&e" we%e (o) i a 8e!e% 3o% "+oeo i Ei)%&+ a a%e ao)! 100 yea%" o'


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#%c+i.i"!" +a.e co(i%me "ome o( !+e ima&e" we%e e(ii!e'y !a


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Ki& Geo%&e V a !+e =)ee a%%i.e i e'+i i 1911

T+ey a%e "ai !o +a.e ee !a


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,lac' and &hite i%ages give a rare gli%pse of life onthe222

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# c%owe %i.e%"ie wi!+ a!+e%" a! C+a$a' G+a! i Ca'c)!!a, !+e mai 'ai& "i!e (o% .i"i!o%" !o !+e ci!y a'o& !+e Hoo&+'y i.e%


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# "!%ee! "cee i a )e o>! ome!ime" we !a


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+i$" a%%i.i& a! C+a$a' G+a!, w+i'e c%ow" &a!+e% y !+e oc


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# ?ai !em$'e com$'e i Ca'c)!!a/ C#HM +o$e" !+a! meme%" o( !+e $)'ic a $+o!o&%a$+y e!+)"ia"!" mi&+! e a'e !o "+e mo%e'i&+! o !+e $+o!o&%a$+ic i"co.e%y


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# "!%ee! +ai%%e""e% &i.i& a >Hi)"!ai +ai%c)!> $)i& ow'; i !%a oa o)!+, Ca'c)!!a


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Ce'e%a!io" (o% !+e .i"i! o( Ki& Geo%&e V a =)ee Ma%y !o Ca'c)!!a i 1912

>O.e% !ime, a'' !+i" ew ma!e%ia' wi'' e i"$ec!e a ca!a'o&)e a" $a%! o( o)% co''ec!io * )e%&oi& co"e%.a!io

wo%< w+e%e ece""a%y * a !+e mae a.ai'a'e !o !+e $)'ic/>I!>" (a!a"!ic !+a! a "ma'' "+oe o co!aie ")c+ a !%ea")%e*!%o.e o( $+o!o&%a$+ic ima&e%y, )! i "ome way" i!>" o!))")a'/>O)% e$e%iece a" a a%c+i.e +a" "+ow )" !+a! "ome o( !+e mo"! i!e%e"!i& i"co.e%ie" ca e mae i !+e mo"!)'i


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# M)+)%%am "ac%e mo!+; $%oce""io !+%o)&+ a c%owe Ca'c)!!a "!%ee! wi!+ !aie+ !+ea!%e $e%(o%mace i !+e ac


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