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| Postcards of the Past |
| Kolkata, India |


| Kolkata - formerly Calcutta - is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is the second largest city by area in India. It lies on the east bank of the River Hooghly, and was the capital of India until 1911. The old spelling will of course be reflected in the postcards on this page. |

| Howrah Station. |

| Chowranghee Road - no date for this postcard. |

| Bridge over the Hooghly. |
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| The High Court, Calcutta. |

| Old Court House Street and the Great Eastern Hotel. |

| Babu Badridas's Jain Temple. |

| Calcutta YMCA. |

| The Bathing Steps, Kalighat Temple. |

| Zoological Gardens. |

| No date for this view of the Bathing Ghat. |

| Shipping on the river. |


| Kidderpore Coaling Docks. |
| The magnificent grandstand at Calcutta Racecourse. |







| Sir Stuart Hogg Market. |
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| Bullock Carts outside Howrah Station. |
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