Street car and civilians, Calcutta, India, late 1944

Caption     Street car and civilians, Calcutta, India, late 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseWW2DB Harry H. Peters Collection
Photo Size 1,847 x 1,221 pixels
Photos at Same Place Calcutta, Bengal, India
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Copyrighted photo

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1. terry hulme says:
17 May 2020 06:43:04 AM

definately not Fiji, no electric trsams ever in Fiji.
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
21 May 2020 05:15:56 AM

Terry, thank you for bringing this to our attention. This photograph came from a collection of a US Army veteran who served on Fiji, and it was mis-filed with his Fiji photos. This actually came from his visit to Calcutta (Kolkata) later in the war. The caption has been updated.

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