Hillman Carrying Wood
Many postcards speak to the physical labor that allowed residents of hillstations to warm their homes and cook their food, often leading men and women with permanently bent backs.
Divided back
Sudder Bazaar, Rawalpindi
Postmarked [illegible date] Rawalpindi, addressed to Miss. L. Ballinger, Montrose House, 155 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, with this message on the back:
"This place is the same as a Town in England I Remain Your Old Dear Best."
Mandali Range, Chakrata
For some unknown reason, Moorli Dhur & Sons most framed, embossed and otherwise uniquely designed postcards are from Chakrata, a cantonment in Dehradun district Chakrata known for its natural beauty, including forests of oak and rhododendron, and
Patna Archer Mission
[Original caption, Verso, translated
Santals are an Austroasiatic-speaking Munda ethnic group in Bengal, Bihar and elsewhere.
R.A.F. Camp Pishin
An early British Royal Air Force base in Pishin, Balochistan, near the Afghan border and what was then Northwest Frontier Province where the British were engaged in suppressing tribal resistance throughout the 192s and 1930s.
Lord Sinha British Indian Delegate
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha (24 March 1863 – 4 March 1928), was a prominent British Indian lawyer and statesman who achieved several notable firsts, including being the first Indian to become Advocate-General of Bengal (1905), first
Murree Bazaar
A view from inside the hillstation of Murree's bazaar, usually shown from the top down. The Mall Road is upwards to the left, and was where the European-owned and focussed stores were.
Maliakali or Devi
[Original title] Maliakali or Devi as Durga the destroyer of the demons of all devouring thing. [end]
Kali and Durga are closely related manifestations of the divine feminine energy in Hinduism.
Maharajah's Palace at Jaipur
One of the more richly coloured postcards of the Hawa Mahal, built in 1799. Note the care with which individual blankets have been tinted in the foreground.
Mayo College, Ajmer
Nicknamed the "Eton of the East," renowned for its Indo-Saracenic architecture, blending Mughal, Rajputana, and Gothic styles, it was founded in 1875 to provide modern education to Indian aristocracy, particularly princes and nobles of Rajputana.
