Black and white photograph on cardstock, with an image, shot from a high angle, of a 'shmashana' or cremation ghat, with a funeral pyre burning at the base of stone steps leading down to the Ganges river, several men, sitting and standing on the stairs at left, a young boy walking on a higher level behind the pyre, and a man at right holding a long stick, likely collected as a tourist souvenir during a trip to India, 1910. ()

Black and white photograph on cardstock, with an image, shot from a high angle, of a 'shmashana' or cremation ghat, with a funeral pyre burning at the base of stone steps leading down to the Ganges river, several men, sitting and standing on the stairs at left, a young boy walking on a higher level behind the pyre, and a man at right holding a long stick, likely collected as a tourist souvenir during a trip to India, 1910. () Stock Photo

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Gado Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

PMG993

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53.3 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5600 x 3327 px | 47.4 x 28.2 cm | 18.7 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1 January 1910

Location:

India

Photographer:

Stuart Lutz/Gado

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Black and white photograph on cardstock, with an image, shot from a high angle, of a 'shmashana' or cremation ghat, with a funeral pyre burning at the base of stone steps leading down to the Ganges river, several men, sitting and standing on the stairs at left, a young boy walking on a higher level behind the pyre, and a man at right holding a long stick, likely collected as a tourist souvenir during a trip to India, 1910. ()

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