Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Main Street, Bangalore.--Photographer: Unknown Medium: Photographic print Date: 1890--

The Main Street of the Pettah, Bangalore - Copy

The Main Street of the Pettah, Bangalore - Copy

The Main Street of the Pettah, Bangalore, 1890 Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This photograph of a Main Street, Bangalore taken in the 1890s by an unknown photographer, is from the Curzon Collection's 'Souvenir of Mysore Album'.The note accompanying this photograph reads, "On either side of the roadway there are open stalls or bazaars, where the tradesmen display their wares arranged in tiers of shelves, all within reach of the salesman, who sits ensconsed among them. Those of a trade generally flock together. During the busy hours of the morning and afternoon, the streets are so thronged with people as to remind one of the crowded thoroughfares of London."

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