| Bourne & Shepherd Triumphal Arch at the Railway Station, Lahore [Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876] 1875-1876 Albumen print 10.1 x 13.8 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2114141 LL/93484 Photograph of a triumphal arch at the railway station in Lahore. The archway has a large arch at the centre with a smaller arch to either side. 'WELCOME TO LAHORE' is inscribed across the central arch and there are several flags on top of each arch. People are gathered around it and the city can be seen behind, including a large circular tower.
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76. The Prince was greeted with great ceremony when he arrived in each new city.
Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876
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