Keywords: From the Harvest Fields of Bengal.jpg en The scenery along the banks of the Hughli varies considerably From the sea nothing but sandbanks and mud formations covered with coarse herbage at first greet the eye then as the river narrows cultivated rice fields and sleepy hamlets reposing within the foliage of beautiful groves render the view at once pleasing and picturesque http //digital lib uh edu/u /p15195coll29 55 India Illustrated 1905 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely If publishing in print electronically or on a website please use the citation Courtesy of Special Collections University of Houston Libraries To order a higher resolution reproduction see http //info lib uh edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections-archives/request-digital University of Houston Libraries Historical images of the Hooghly River 1905 in Kolkata Boats in West Bengal FAL |