India. Calcutta. Harrison Road I with Group of Jogees, after photo by Dr. Kurt Boeck
Cleveland Museum of Art

India. Calcutta. Harrison Road I with Group of Jogees, after photo by Dr. Kurt Boeck

Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910) · c. 1890–1910

Photochrom
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In 1899, Harrison Road (now Mahatma Gandhi Road) became the first road to be lit by electricity in Kolkatta (formerly Calcutta).

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