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The Charleville Hotel, Mussoorie Hill Station, Uttarakhand : The Royal Tour of India, 1905-06 c. 1905-6
Gelatin silver 'real' postcard | 9.0 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2918765
C Nickels (active c. 1905)
The Charleville Hotel, Mussoorie Hill Station, Uttarakhand : The Royal Tour of India, 1905-06 c. 1905-6
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Postcard of a tennis court at the Charleville Hotel in Mussoorie hill station, Uttarakhand, India. the hotel buildings stand in the background with the tennis court in the foreground. A roller has been laid to one side on the left and beyond the net, stands a man facing the viewer wearing a pith helmet. Two other men stand to the side. The buildings of the Charleville Hotel date back to the mid 1850's when they were built on the Chajauli Estate by General Wilkinson. In March 1906, Princess Mary, later Queen Mary, stayed at the hotel during the Royal tour of India, 1905-6.
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver 'real' postcard
Measurements
9.0 x 14.5 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
Queen Mary's Visiting Book, 1905-1906.