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Hoogly River, Calcutta

Hoogly River, Calcutta

Hooghly river and part of Calcutta’s east bank but for this giant stream Calcutta would likely never have been built. Nevertheless the river affords many spectacles and has accomodated millions of tons of supplies necessary to the war effort.

A collection from Calcutta 1945: An American Military Photograph Album. Thanks to David Nelson who was kind enough to give me permission to have these photographs for my personal collection.