India [Calcutta and Poona] Photograph Album, ca. 1901-1902

Summary

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 half-size box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Photograph album, ca. 1901-1902, containing 90+ black/white images, most with brief captions. The majority of the photos are of Calcutta and its environs, especially boats, buildings, and scenes around the Hooghly River. A number show the SS or HMS Carthage. Also included are shots of Calcutta streets and buildings. Most of the Poona images are of British at the races and polo. There also are a few images of Shanghai and the port at Nagasaki. (some showing the Carthage taking on coal).

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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