'Telegraph Office, Calcutta', c1900. Artist: Johnston & Hoffmann.
/2634675.jpg "'Telegraph Office, Calcutta', c1900. Artist: Johnston & Hoffmann.")
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'Telegraph Office, Calcutta', c1900. The Central Telegraph Office established in 1876 by Lord Dalhousie (1812-1860), then Governor General of India sponsored the first telegraph services in India in c1850. In 1870 the first telegraph office connecting Britain and Calcutta opened. [Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta, c1900]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Johnston & Hoffmann, attributed to: : Photographers, photographer
People Related
- James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie: British, Scottish: colonial administrator, Governor-General of India
- Thacker, Spink & Co: Indian: Publisher
Geographic Hierarchy
World Asia India West Bengal Kolkata
- 22 33 45 N , 088 21 47 E
- 20 00 00 N , 077 00 00 E
- 20 00 00 N , 077 00 00 E
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6672x4200
File Size : 82,097kb
Aliases
- 0580038944
- 2-634-675
- 2634675
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