Chennai Egmore Centenary Celebrations - 11 June 2008

Pictures taken during the Chennai Egmore Centenary Celebrations on 11 June 2008 1830 HRS.
Photos by Poochivenkat and R. Muthuswamy

Date: 2008-07-19
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 8 items
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New Entrance of Egmore Station. Decked up for the Centennary. 11-6-2008. Photo by PoochiVenkat. (PoochiVenkat)

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Main Entrance up close. Unfortunately the Pink-n-Red colour is sickening! 11-6-2008. Photo by PoochiVenkat. (PoochiVenkat)

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The Stage set up for the evening's programme. Can you spot Venkat84 (Laliram)at the bottom left? Later, rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm :-) 11-6-2008. Photo by PoochiVenkat (PoochiVenkat)

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Photo-Exhibition in the Hall. Very rare photographs, books, journals and articles were displayed. A handful of MG pictures were from IRFCA! 11-6-2008. Photo: PoochiVenkat (PoochiVenkat)

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An Ad for loco horns - dating back to 1940. From the archives at Trichy. It seems E-flat & G-flat were the twin-tones for locos those days :-) 11-6-2008. Photo: R. Muthuswamy (PoochiVenkat)

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Visitors enjoying the displays...can you recognize the photos on display in this picture? 11-6-2008. Photo: R. Muthuswamy (PoochiVenkat)

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Old tickets of the South Indian Railway. Some of the tickets are for Colombo by the Boat Mail Ferry service. From the Railway Archives at Trichy. 11-6-2008. Photo: R. Muthuswamy (PoochiVenkat)

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The Main Entrance of Egmore decorated for the Centennary. Though the Airtel Ad ruins everything, the 100-year-old building still looks grand! 11-6-2008. Photo: PoochiVenkat (PoochiVenkat)