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Dalhousie
Square, c.1750
courtesy
National Library, Calcutta |
Fort William
from the river Hooghly
courtesy
National Library, Calcutta |
Fort William from the opposite bank of Hooghly
courtesy
National Library, Calcutta |
Custom House Wharf
(1835)
courtesy
National Library, Calcutta |
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Town & Port of Calcutta
courtesy
National Library, Calcutta |
Foundation Laying Ceremony of the present Custom House
(1940)
courtesy The
Statesman, Calcutta |
Aerial view of
Calcutta in 1947 with a distant view of the Custom House |
Calcutta Port
in 1915 |
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Calcutta Port
during World War II |
Aerial view of
the Calcutta dock area in 1947 |
Hooghly Bridge
connecting Calcutta & Howrah in 1915 |
The new Hooghly
bridge during 1947 |
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Esplanade area
during 1947 |
Old Court House
St., 1915 |
Hogg Market
(New Market) 1947 |
High Court,
1915 |
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Front side view of the Custom House from an angle |
Another frontal view of the Custom House
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View of Custom House from Central Excise Building
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Antique
clock in the Chief Commissioner's room
Made by James McCabe
Royal Exchange, London, the clock still gives a perfect time
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The Dawson
Challenge Shield
Presented to
the D. Companies, PVRB by the members of the Customs Preventive Service,
Calcutta, 1895 |
Hooghly Bridge
from Custom House |
Custom House
Garden |
Customs Tent at
Maidan |
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Multi-Gym at
Customs Tent |
SRD Unit at
Outram Ghat |
Customs Launches
at Outram Ghat |
Shields won by Customs |
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Garage inside
Custom House |
Custom House from
Strand Road |
Front view of
Custom House |
Inside view of
Custom House |
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Western wing of
Custom House |
North and East
Wing of Custom House |
Central Excise
Building and West wing of Custom House |
Entrance to the
Central Excise Building |
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Back view of the
Central Excise Building |
Front view of the
Central Excise Building |
Full view of the
West Wing of the Custom House |
Fountain inside
the Custom House |
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Side view of
North Wing of Custom House |
View of
Millennium Park from Custom House |
View of River
Hooghly from Custom House |
Vidyasagar Setu
seen from Custom House |