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Samuel Bourne, The source of the Ganges: Ice Cave at the foot of the Glacier
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Samuel Bourne

The source of the Ganges: Ice Cave at the foot of the Glacier

October 24, 1865

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
23.6 × 29.2 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-356140

View of the entrance to Gomukh, or the terminus of the Gangotri Glacier. Water flows out of the arched opening in the glacier, and two men stand on rocks in the foreground facing the terminus.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • October 24, 1865 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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