Samuel Bourne, Calcutta; The Great Eastern Hotel, and Old Court House Street
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Samuel Bourne

Calcutta; The Great Eastern Hotel, and Old Court House Street

1867–1868

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
18.4 × 31 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-287128

View of a wide thoroughfare, with horse-drawn buggies, people dressed in traditional garments, and lined with multi-storey buildings on both sides. Prominently visible is a building emblazoned with the sign, "Great Eastern Hotel," as well as another building with the sign,"Cuthbertson & Harper."

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1867–1868 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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