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Photograph album recording a visit by British Methodists (including Lorna Wood) principally to Barrackpore, Sarenga and Calcutta [Kolkata] from 17 to 31 December 1992. Images include: the visiting group; grounds, buildings and staff at the Bishop's College, Calcutta [Kolkata]; Keorapukur UCNI Girls' High School and Boys' School, Calcutta [Kolkata]; Sudder Street Church and Rev B C Das, Calcutta [Kolkata]; Modern School buildings and staff (including Rev & Mrs Mondal), Barrackpore; images of Barrackpore ([Hooghly] river & park); Christmas day at Ramrajatala Church and around the village itself; Sarenga Church and some of its congregation; Sarenga Hospital (grounds, buildings, staff); Margal Duar (former school), Sarenga; images of Sarenga village; Dr Preger's Street Clinic, Calcutta [Kolkata]; Leprosy Centre, Calcutta [Kolkata]; National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Calcutta [Kolkata]; general images of Calcutta [Kolkata] including botanical gardens, river boat trip, street scenes; commercial postcards depicting Calcutta [Kolkata] including Metro cinema, Alpore Zoo, High Courts, race course, rivers, streets, museum, Victoria Memorial, Howrah station, bridges across the Hooghly river, Eden Garden pagoda and metro rail (last is a loose item).
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