Image:AerialKolkata1945.jpg

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Description

An aerial photo of Kolkata street from 1945 GI photo collection. Original description is "Aerial view of Calcutta downtown. In upeer left background is Hindusthan building, U.S. Army HQ. The oldest part of the city starts at the esplanade and extends upwards. The city was founded in the early 1700's."

Source

http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/sasia/calcutta1947/

Date
Author

Mr. Claude Waddell

Permission

now Public Domain, according to correspondence with the source regarding the status of other photos from the same collection

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