Calcutta, India – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Calcutta, India in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Calcutta, India
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Calcutta, a major port city of British India, appears in this 1945 photoprint, catalogued as No. 10 in a series by Royden Dixon. The caption card's unverified subject tags mention geography, advertising, and sheep, so the labels may not describe the scene itself. By 1945 Calcutta was a crowded center of trade and river traffic on the Hooghly, and photographs from those years often show the mix of colonial architecture and street life that defined the city.
| Created / published | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Royden Dixon. No. 10. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr..; Adv.; Sheep. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,473 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157871 |
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