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| Keywords: Cricket match in progress on sports ground at Nainital in 1899.jpg en Photograph of a Cricket Match at Nainital from the Macnabb Collection Col James Henry Erskine Reid Album of views of 'Naini Tal' taken by Lawrie Company in 1899 The area of the Kumaon Hills had come under British rule after the Anglo-Nepal War 1814-16 but it wasn't until 1841 that P Barron built the first European house in Nainital The town became the summer headquarters of the colonial administration of the province It was a popular retreat for the residents of the plains Being popular with the British the town developed a British character with several European schools barracks and a sanatorium This view shows a cricket match taking place on the recreation ground known as 'The Flats' built after the landslide disaster of 1880 and situated close to the edge of the large eye-shaped lake from which Nainital takes its name 1899 http //www oldindianphotos in/2009_02_06_archive html Lawrie Company other versions Custom license marker 2014 10 21 PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Cities in India in the 1890s 1899 in cricket | ||||
