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Title: Mosque built by Akbar, Agra, India, ca.1920-1940
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: 1920/1940
Publication Information: University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information: Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description: "Jama Masjid, F. Sikri, Agra: The largest Mosque in India built by E. Akbar in 1571 at a cost of 5 lacs of Rs. The interior walls of the mosque are painted in blue and gold." The high entrance to the mosque is depicted along with porticos on the front of the building. Small elevated domes line the front of the roof. The printed caption and the following information stamped in blue ink are on the back of the postcard: "Catholic Mission, Pathiavarm, Odalavady. P. O. (Via) Polur. N. A. Dt. S. India. Handwriting in English covers the back
Type: image
Format: photographic postcards, 9 x 15.5 cm
photographs
Identifier: impa-yds-rg101-046-0000-0069.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-84644
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-yds-rg101-046-0000-0069.jpg
Subject: Mosques
Exterior views
Time Period: 1920/1940
Place: Agra
Asia
India
Uttar Pradesh
Source: IMP/YDS/RG101/046/0000/0069 [File]

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