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Description: | Photograph of the head of Ganges Canal, Haridwar from the Elgin Collection: 'Spring Tours 1894-98'. This is a view looking towards canal works at the head of the Ganges Canal at Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh. This is a later print (1890s) of a Samuel Bourne photograph. The Upper Ganges Canal was built in 1854; it carries water from the Himalayan snowmelt, diverted into the canal by a dam and provides irrigation for the surrounding land. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Bourne, Samuel | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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