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[India] - A Presentation Photograph Album, Circa.1930's Celebrating The Governor's Visit to Mirzaphur, containing forty seven photographic black & white images, various sizes including large format, the album cover mounted with a silver plaque, inscribed ' H.E. The Governor's Vist to Mirzapur - Presented By Raja Sharda Maheshprasao Aingh Shah of Abori-Barhar Raj and Raja Nar Singh Padam Saran Shah of bijaigarh Raj to His Excellency Sir Harry Haig K.G.S.I. - Photo by M.L. Vishwakarma Allahabad' Sir Harry Graham Haig -Born on 13th April, 1881. Married Violet May, in 1908. Educated at Winchester and at New College, Oxford. Joined the I.C.S., in 1905. Term of Office 06-12-1934 to 17-09-1938 & 16-05-1938 to 06-12-1939, served in India as Under Secretary to Government of U.P. 1910-12 ; Indian Army Reserve of Officers, 1915-1919 ; Deputy Secretary Indian Fiscal Commission, 1921-22. He was attached to Royal Commission on Superior Civil Services in India from 1923-24; was appointed Private Secretary to the Viceroy, 1925; Secretary to the Government of India, Home department, 1926-1930 ; Home Member of the Executive Council of Governor-General, India, 1932-34 ; Governor of U.P., 1934-39 Mirzapur According to records Mirzapur was officially established by the British East India Company in 1735, before the establishment of the town the area was dense forest and freely used by various states like Benaras, Sakteshgadh, Vijay Gadh, Naina Gadh, Naugadh, Kantit and Rewa for hunting. The British East India Company had established this area to fulfil the need of a trading centre between central and western India. This time Rewa was a well-established state of central India and was directly connected with Mirzapur by the Great Deccan Road, over time Mirzapur became a famous trading centre of Central India trading mainly cotton and silk. Many parts of the city were established by British officers, founded by the most famous officer of British East India Company "Lord Mercurius Wellesley". As per some evidence the British construction was initiated from Burrier (Bariya) Ghat. Lord Wellesley had reconstructed the Burrier Ghat as a main entrance in Mirzapur by Ganga, some of the places in Mirzapur was pronounced as per the name of Lord Wellesley, like Wellesleyganj (The first market in Mirzapur), Mukeri Bazar etc. The building of Municipal Corporation is also a precious example of British construction Mirzapur is the place where the Holy River Ganges meets with Vindhya range, considered significant in Hindu Mythology and has a mention in Vedas.