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Patna

Metropolis and state capital of Bihar, India

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Patna

5 images from works
  • A busy balling room in the opium factory at Patna, India. Lithograph after W. S. Sherwill, c. 1850.
  • A busy mixing room in the opium factory at Patna, India. Lithograph after W. S. Sherwill, c. 1850.
  • A busy stacking room in the opium factory at Patna, India. Lithograph after W. S. Sherwill, c. 1850.
  • A busy examining hall in the opium factory at Patna, India. Lithograph after W. S. Sherwill, c. 1850.
  • A busy drying room in the opium factory at Patna, India. Lithograph after W. S. Sherwill, c. 1850.

Works from the collections

10 works

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    The diaries of three surgeons of Patna, 1763 / edited by Walter K. Firminger.

    | Date: 1909
    • Books

    Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts. Vol.4, Arabic medical works / prepared by M.A. Aḥmad.

    Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library | Date: 1910
    • Books

    Documents relating to the first English commercial mission to Patna, 1620-1621 / R.C. Temple.

    Richard Carnac Temple | Date: 1997
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    Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts in the Oriental public library at Bankipore.

    Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library | Date: 1908-1942
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    A busy examining hall in the opium factory at Patna, India. Lithograph after W. S. Sherwill, c. 1850.

    Sherwill, W. S. (Walter Stanhope) | Date: [1851] | Reference: 25039i
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India
Drug factories
Temporary employment
Employees
Opium
Drugs
Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
Narcotics
Drug Trafficking
Blue collar workers

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