4 Prints (albumen, mounted contiguously, overall dimensions 22 x 111 cm.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Albumen prints
Photographs
Place:
Bombay (India)
India -- Maharashtra -- Bombay (Mumbai)
Date:
ca. 1870s
Scope and Contents:
Four albumen prints by an anonymous photographer, mounted contiguously on paper, depicting a panoramic view of the Elphinstone Circle (Horniman Circle Gardens), Bombay (Mumbai).
Arrangement:
One folder in one flat box.
Biographical / Historical:
The Elphinstone Circle was a large garden complex in south Bombay, laid out in 1869 and completed in 1972. With the support of then-governor Lord Elphinstone, the green space known as Bombay Greens was converted into a circle surrounded by buildings, with walkways and trees planted throughout and an ornamental fountain in the center. The whole park was then renamed Elphinstone Circle after the governor. In 1947, the garden was again renamed, this time in honor of Benjamin Horniman, the editor of the Bombay Chronicle and supporter of Indian independence.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2000.02
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
