Black and white negative of the entrance to the Viceregal Lodge in New Delhi. Hoefler's original description: "British India. The main entrance to the Viceregal Lodge at New Delhi. New Delhi is a very modern city wherein is centered the supreme English authority in the Indian Empire. There are many beautiful Government buildings, including the circular Chamber of Princes. The new city has fine boulevards, modern homes and well laid-out business blocks. The contrast between the New Delhi and the old city is the difference between ancient India and the most modern of Western cities." Prints Supplied To: International Photos.
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
New Delhi, Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Viceregal Lodge, New Delhi
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1931-1932
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Place depicted:
Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Function:
7.0 Use not specified (Communication, Records, Currency, and Measures)
Production date:
1931-1932
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Comment:
The Rashtrapati Niwas, also known as Viceregal Lodge, is located on the Observatory Hills of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was formerly the residence of the British Viceroy of India. It houses some of the most ancient articles and photographs going back to the times of the British rule in India.