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Chennai Collection

Background imageChennai Collection: Fishing boats, and view of Madras from the Jetty

Fishing boats, and view of Madras from the Jetty
19th century vintage photograph: Fishing boats, and view of Madras from the Jetty, Chennai

Background imageChennai Collection: c. 1880s India - along waterfront, probably Madras Chennai

c. 1880s India - along waterfront, probably Madras Chennai
c.1880s India - along the waterfront, probably Madras Chennai

Background imageChennai Collection: Pounding Rice using large pestle and mortar - Chennai, India

Pounding Rice using large pestle and mortar - Chennai, India
Pounding Rice using large pestle and mortar - Chennai (Madras), India Date: circa 1920

Background imageChennai Collection: Rajaji Hall (Banqueting Hall), Chennai, India

Rajaji Hall (Banqueting Hall), Chennai, India
Rajaji Hall, previously known as the Banqueting Hall, Madras, is a public hall in the city of Chennai, India used for social functions

Background imageChennai Collection: Statue of Queen Victoria, Madras (Chennai) India circa 1897

Statue of Queen Victoria, Madras (Chennai) India circa 1897. Date: circa 1897

Background imageChennai Collection: China Bazaar Road, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

China Bazaar Road, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
China Bazaar Road, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imageChennai Collection: Madras (Chennai) from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India

Madras (Chennai) from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India
Madras (Chennai) viewed from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChennai Collection: Senate House, Madras Chennai University, India

Senate House, Madras Chennai University, India
Senate House, Madras Chennai University, Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChennai Collection: View from Landing Place, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

View from Landing Place, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
View of the city from the Landing Place, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1904

Background imageChennai Collection: Connemara Hotel, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Connemara Hotel, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelors quarters, Connemara Hotel, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1904

Background imageChennai Collection: Roof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Roof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Roof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Mount Road, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imageChennai Collection: Madras fuel tanks on fire, WWI

Madras fuel tanks on fire, WWI
Oil tanks of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, on fire in Madras (now Chennai), India

Background imageChennai Collection: Smoke from shelled fuel tanks in Madras

Smoke from shelled fuel tanks in Madras
Thick black smoke pouring from shelled fuel tanks in Madras (now Chennai), India, hit by the German light cruiser SMS Emden in World War One. Date: 22nd September 1914

Background imageChennai Collection: Damage from SMS Emden in Madras, India, WWI

Damage from SMS Emden in Madras, India, WWI
Damaged building in Madras (now Chennai), India, after shelling by German light cruiser SMS Emden on 22nd September 1914 during World War One. Date: 22nd September 1914

Background imageChennai Collection: Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras

Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras
Anglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India

Background imageChennai Collection: Sailing club in Madras damaged by SMS Emden

Sailing club in Madras damaged by SMS Emden
The sailing club building on the beach in Madras (now Chennai), India, damaged by a shell fired from the German light cruiser SMS Emden in World War One


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