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Simla, India's 'summer capital', c1900s (?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Simla, India's 'summer capital', c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card showing the view from Lowrie's Hotel to the Viceregal Lodge on Observation Hill. In the second half of the 19th century the Himalayan hill station of Simla (Shimla) was the capital of the British Raj in the summer months when the heat of Delhi and Calcutta became too oppressive for Europeans.

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Simla, India's 'summer capital', c1900s (?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood

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Simla, India's 'summer capital', c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card showing the view from Lowrie's Hotel to the Viceregal Lodge on Observation Hill. In the second half of the 19th century the Himalayan hill station of Simla (Shimla) was the capital of the British Raj in the summer months when the heat of Delhi and Calcutta became too oppressive for Europeans.

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4155 x 4205 px | 50.0 MB

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35.2 x 35.6 cm | 13.9 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)

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