Dum Dum Church 1850s

"Dum Dum Church" is a salt print photograph taken by Captain R. B. Hill in the 1850s. It depicts a simple white church building with a bell tower, located in a small park-like setting, which was likely in Dum Dum, India. This photograph, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a fascinating example of early photography and captures a moment in time of the colonial period in India. The stark, high-contrast tones of the salt print process contribute to the photograph’s historic and documentary feel.