Highly decorated lattice balconies adorn the facade of a tenement hotel in Calcutta. These balconies are utilized as living and bed rooms giving at least some ventilation in the unbearable trropical climate.

ca. 1944–1945

John Gutmann

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Photographer
John Gutmann (1905–1998)
Title
Highly decorated lattice balconies adorn the facade of a tenement hotel in Calcutta. These balconies are utilized as living and bed rooms giving at least some ventilation in the unbearable trropical climate.
Date
ca. 1944–1945
Object Type
Photograph
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
343 x 267 mm (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Gutmann in honor of Dr. Walter Heil
Accession Number
2000.119.2.138

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