The construction of Rashtrapati Bhavan photo taken by A. G. Shoosmith, Edwin Lutyens's representative in New Delhi, where he worked from 1920-1931.Shoosmith went out to India in 1920 to be Edwin Lutyens’ permanent representative in New Delhi. When the new capital was rising, Lutyens and Herbert Baker only went out for a couple of months each winter while the permanent representative was on the spot all year round, and Shoosmith’s job was to supervise the construction of Viceroy’s House
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A G Shoosmith New Delhi / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
M311TTFile size:
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4789 x 3600 px | 40.5 x 30.5 cm | 16 x 12 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1920Location:
New Delhi 1920sMore information:
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Photo taken by A. G. Shoosmith , Russian-born English architect. He worked in India from 1920 to 1931, supervising the building of Lutyens's Viceroy's House in New Delhi as Lutyens representative in India .This is part of a collection of unpublished photographs that have been kept in the Shoosmith family archives.They are taken from the original negatives & carefully restored .Further photos are currently being restored & will be added to the Alamy Archive .