The Ctesiphon Arch, Mesopotamia
Presented by the Women of Bombay Presidency, this postcard was used to raise funds and support the British and Indian troops fighting in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) against Turkish forces in World War I.
Divided back
Inde Francaise Fabrication de Sacs de Jute [French India Manufacturing Jute Sacks]
![Inde Francaise Fabrication de Sacs de Jute [French India Manufacturing Jute Sacks]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/inde-francaise-fabrication-de-sacs-de-jute.jpg?itok=XboOh5en "Inde Francaise Fabrication de Sacs de Jute [French India Manufacturing Jute Sacks]")
Among the few postcards that depict industrial activity, this jute facility was possibly in the French colony of Pondicherry, now the Federal Union Territory of Puducherry.
Shaukat Ali entering Prison
Shaukat Ali was charged with sedition in Karachi for encouraging Indian army troops to not serve in the British army, and sent to prison in Karachi's central jail.
The Language of Stamps
A little known aspect of the postcard "revolution" was the secret language of conveying messages by positioning stamps in select ways; this postcard served as a Rosetta stone for sender and receiver alike.
Hindu Women Carrying Water
A very early blue-toned postcard from booksellers Cobridge and Co. Sent from Bombay's Sea Post Office, date unclear, to Mr. J. Sherman, 12 Middleton Square, Clerkennell, E.C. London, England: "With fondest love to all from Arthur."
Simla, Grand Hotel Avenue
[Original caption] Grand Hotel Avenue – The town of Simla is beautifully laid out.
Singapore - Chinois Coiffeur un Indien [Chinese Dresses Hair of an Indian]
![Singapore - Chinois Coiffeur un Indien [Chinese Dresses Hair of an Indian]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/singapore-chinois-coiffeur-un-indien.jpg?itok=wsuufplI "Singapore - Chinois Coiffeur un Indien [Chinese Dresses Hair of an Indian]")
There are few postcards available of Indians who worked, often as indentured labor, in other British possessions before Independence.
Naini Tal, Wellesley Girl's School
Note the lone girl in the right corner as if balancing the weight of the school, founded in the late 19th century by the American missionary Emma Knowles.
Tirumala's Palace, Madura
This 17th century palace, now known as Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, was built by King Tirumala Nayaka, of the Nayaka dynasty, and was once spread over a much larger area than what remains today.
The Golden Temple, Amritzar
One of the earliest postcards of India published by a British-based firm, F. Hartmann & Co.
