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The source of the Ganges: Ice Cave at the foot of the Glacier
Samuel BourneOctober 24, 1865
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the entrance to Gomukh, or the terminus of the Gangotri Glacier. Water flows out of the arched opening in the glacier, and two men stand on rocks in the foreground facing the terminus.
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- Title: The source of the Ganges: Ice Cave at the foot of the Glacier
- Creator: Samuel Bourne
- Date Created: October 24, 1865
- Location Created: Uttarkāshi, Uttarakhand, India
- Physical Dimensions: 23.6 × 29.2 cm (9 5/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XO.1126.38
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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