Photograph of a row of 14 year old bamboo trees planted in the Macpherson Park at Allahabad in the late 19th century. According to the text beneath the image, the trees have been utilised for scaffolding, for cattle enclosures and in the construction of buildings. Part of the Survey of the India Office, Calcutta, 1902.

This is a manuscript letter on Government House, Allahabad letter-headed paper written and signed by Sir William Muir and dated 14 March 1870. Muir writes in his capacity as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces of British India. The addressee is probably Isabella Ramsay, second wife of missionary Thomas L. Lessel. The letter concerns arrangements for the Lessels' return to Great Britain in 1870.

Photograph of men rowing a boat on Macpherson Lake in India in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image states that this is 'another portion of the main bund on the Macpherson Lake at Allahabad with second weir in right hand corner.' Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, 190[?].

Photograph of the overflow in the Macpherson Lake at Allahabad with galvanised net frames to prevent fish escaping. Without these escapes, the water would flow over the bund and wash it away. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta, 1902.