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| Title | Scene of the Black Hole |
| Description | The size of the Black Hole was 22 ft. x 14 ft. and its probable height 16 ft to 18 ft. One hundred and forty-six human beings were forced into it on the night of June 20, 1756, by Suraj-ud-daulah, Nawab of Murshidabad; twenty-three only survived next morning. |
| Caption | Title and Description text is taken directly from the image captions in the book. |
| Donor | Franzheim Memorial Library Collection |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Publisher | Bennett, Coleman & Co., The Times Press, Bombay; |
| Genre | black-and-white photographs
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| Subject.Topical (LCSH) | Black Hole Incident, Calcutta, India, 1756
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| Subject (Geographic) | Calcutta (India)
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| Original Item URL | India Illustrated http://library.uh.edu/record=b1151368~S11 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | DS413 .I6x, Page 4 |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation button above. To request higher resolution images, please use the Request High Res button above. |
| File name | clony_201006_007b-cc.jpg |
| Digital Collection | reformatted digital |
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