an American serviceman, Glenn S. Hensley took these amazing pictures in Kolkata during Second World War (In the Year 1943-44). He donated these photographs numbering almost 600 to University of Chicago. The text with the pictures written by the photographer himself.
Food sellers near the Esplanade and tram terminus
Food sellers near the Esplanade and tram terminus,
cow dung fuel seller
Colorful uniforms
Cane juice seller in action at a festival in the Maidan,
Calcutta harbor scene, downstream from Howrah Bridge,
Boy and girl with Breads
Afternoon monsoon clouds form over the Maidan and Calcutta's downtown tram terminus
Afternoon monsoon clouds form over the Maidan and Calcutta's downtown tram terminus
Activity in Maidan
Food sellers near the Esplanade and tram terminus
Food sellers near the Esplanade and tram terminus,
cow dung fuel seller
Colorful uniforms
Cane juice seller in action at a festival in the Maidan,
Calcutta harbor scene, downstream from Howrah Bridge,
Boy and girl with Breads
Afternoon monsoon clouds form over the Maidan and Calcutta's downtown tram terminus
Afternoon monsoon clouds form over the Maidan and Calcutta's downtown tram terminus