| Administrative History | The photographs document the effects of two landslips in northwest India in 1880 and 1894.
The first landslip caused by heavy rain occurred in Naini Tal [Nainital] on 18 September 1880.
The second landslip, again caused by heavy rain, led to the expansion of Gohna Lake which eventually burst the local dam on the night of 25 August 1894. There were attempts to counteract the rising water of Gohna lake, such as dismantling bridges and cutting channels to relieve the build up of the water, some images of which are included in the series. |
| Provenance | Likely to be the remains of the "Book of Photographs of Gohna Lake (Kumaun, Himalayas), before and after flood, exhibited by Dr W T Blanford...on behalf of C L Griesbach, Esq, CIE, Director of the Geological Survey of India" at the Ordinary General Meeting of 6 November 1895.
The larger prints are likely to be 'Album of Photographs of the Gohna Landslip of 1894' the Presented by R D Oldham in 1916. |