Old Courthouse Street British Era Calcutta – 2 Postcards 1905
Two 1905 postcards of the Old Courthouse Street in British Era Calcutta (Kolkata). It shows a British-era electric tram. Visible on the length of the right side are British-era commercial buildings. Also visible are two British flags flying on the right side building’s top. The street had an unusual name this was because a courthouse once functioned there that no longer existed.
See my post- Calcutta Old Courthouse Street – Old Photograph 1880.
Kolkata trams were first introduced in 1873 drawn by horses. The horse trams were discontinued in place of electrically operated trams. For a short while, steam-operated trams in the late 19th century, but later scrapped because of maintenance problems. These two postcards show the view of Old Courthouse Street from the north and south ends.
See post- Calcutta Horse-Drawn Tram – Old Photograph 1880., Read also- Calcutta Tramways Company.
Did you know- Kolkata’s tramways is one of the oldest in the world today.
From the collection- 1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#17)., British India Polo Player Captain Malone – Old Photograph 1890., Dodabetta Point At Ooty or Ootacamund – Old Print 1880., Buick Cars In Madras – Old Photo 1929
The images are of the actual items from my collection. And Not a photocopy, pirated, reproduced, or stock photos or taken from other sources.
