1860's Old Indian Photos 2

Tomb of Mirza Jehangir - Delhi 1860's

Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah - Delhi 1860's

Nizamuddin Dargah is the dargah (mausoleum) of famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi.

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Qutub Minar in Delhi - 1860's

Kashmir (or Cashmere) Gate - Delhi 1860's

View of Delhi City from Jumma Masjid - 1860's

Photograph of the Ganges riverbank around Ram Ghat - Banares (Varanasi) 1869

The Ram Ghat was built by the Raja of Jaipur and has a temple dedicated to Ram. Varanasi on the river Ganges is one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus.  The waterfront of Varanasi (Benares) is lined with over 100 ghats, with long flights of stone steps where residents and pilgrims come to perform their ablutions and worship in the temples. The Ram Ghat is a popular bathing ghat. 

Photographer:  Brajo Gopal Bromochary

Source: British Library

The Lahore Gate of the Delhi Red Fort - 1860's

Landing goods near the Custom House - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865

These sailing ships, some with auxiliary steam, were moored at Custom House Ghat on the banks of the Hooghly river by the south end of Fort William. Off-loaded barrels are pictured in the foreground.

Photographer: Samuel Bourne

Source: British Library

Hooghly River at Low Tide along Custom House Ghat - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865

Photographer: Samuel Bourne

Source: British Library

Vintage Photograph of a Village in Bengal - 1860's

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Well Decorated Bridal Ox Carriage - 1860's

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Queen's College Benares (Varanasi) 1860's

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Ganges River and Bridge of Boats - Benares (Varanasi) 1860's

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Hooghly River Bank after the Cyclone - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1867

Photographer: Samuel Bourne

Source: British Library

Golden Temple of Amritsar, Punjab - c1860's

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Elephants of the Indian Viceroy - 1860's

Photographer: Samuel Bourne

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Statue of Lord Hardinge and Ochterlony Monument - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's

A view looking across the Maidan towards Chowringhee Road, with J.H. Foley's equestrian statue of Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India from 1844-1848, in the foreground. The monument to Sir David Ochterlony, the victor of the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-1816, now renamed the Shahid Minar, a monument to Indian martyrs, is beyond.

Source: British Library

Government House with the Eastern Gateway - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's

Photographer: Samuel Bourne

Government House, designed by Captain Charles Wyatt and built between 1799-1802, was the residence for the British Governors-General till 1911. The neo-classical architectural style was based on Robert Adam's design of the Derbyshire's Kedleston Hall which was completed in 1770. "The entrances, enriched with four monumental neo-classical gateways, crowned with sphinxes and lions, set the fashion for British governement houses and residencies thoughout India."