Welcome to Paper Jewels, the Raj Postcard Archive 1892-1947

Based on the book and exhibitions Paper Jewels Postcards from the Raj (Mapin/Alkazi, 2018) by Omar Khan. A new Raj (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Myanmar) postcard here everyday, and on Instagram and Facebook.

Cotton Cleaners

ca 1905

Jaipur Woman ca 1905	Simla. The Mall and Library. ca 1905	A Cancer Patient Arriving in a Basket ca 1920
Malee. (Gardener.) ca 1908	The River Cooum, Madras ca 1905	Saringee [Sarangi] or Violin ca 1905
Bombay. Rampart Row. ca 1909	The Saman Burj Delhi ca 1905	Jeypore. Johari Bazaar. ca 1905
Royal Palace, Bangalore. ca 1905	Metai Wallah Confectioner 1905	The Gorgeous East A Royal Elephant 1903
Pan & Aerated Water Shop, Calcutta ca 1905	Coolie Women ca 1906	A Toddy Shop ca 1902
Post Office, Cherat ca 1905	Calcutta - Shibjee Fair ca 1905	A Popular Stall: Northern India ca 1908
Jaipur City Gate 1898	Calcutta - Grand Hotel - Chowringhee ca 1910	The Hooseinabad, Lucknow. ca 1905
Exterior of Zenana, Agra. ca 1905	Springtime on Jakko, Simla ca 1910	Lady Gymkhana, Karachi ca 1910
Tombs at Golconda, Hyderabad ca 1905	Miss Benzir of Allahabad 1910	The Sampan Pagoda - Shwegyeen ca 1910
Tower of Victory, A.D. 1548, Chitorgarh. ca 1910	Simla, looking towards Jakho ca 1904	Kirat & Bhilli ca 1905

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