Picture No | 10237613 |
Date | 1931 |
Description | People's Fete in Old Delhi, 1931 |
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The people's fete held at the fort in Old Delhi, in honour of New Delhi (inaugurated in February 1931). The Viceroy, Lord Irwin and Lady Irwin (on the projecting balcony seen in the left centre) watching from Shah Jehan's battlements, built in the 17th century, a picturesque 'pageant' of Indian transport.
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Source | Photograph by the Indian Railways Publicity Bureau in The Illustrated London News, 7 March 1931 p.381 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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