Downed English Fighter Plane
A British fighter plane, called "Rawalpindi" and named after the 29th Punjab regiment, brought down in apparently excellent condition by German forces during World War I.
A British fighter plane, called "Rawalpindi" and named after the 29th Punjab regiment, brought down in apparently excellent condition by German forces during World War I.
Born and Died May, 1900
A baby born with two heads and who likely would still have been a novelty and discussed some years later in Karachi, east of the Makran coast.
British Royal Air Force biplanes watched by spectators in Karachi. The R.A.F. frequently used aircraft like these in the northwest on the border with Afghanistan against tribal militias.
Indian troops in France brought their own music bands which created great interest among the French, who attended concerts in towns where these men performed. Note the dhols and flutes shown here. As one correspondent wrote: “Mr. G.
A very rare postcard, both because it is from East Bengal now Bangladesh and because it is a very early real photo postcard, a type that did not come into prominence until the next decade.
This Toda temple still stands and is in use. The photographer's lettering scratched into the negative echoes the camera tilt.
Indian troops in France were supplied by their own cooks and bakers, with the scent of freshly baked naan in tandoori ovens often wafting over the countryside as reported by the journalists who accompanied them.
The 1902 Guide to Poona (p. 60) had ad ad for this hotel, described as "A Select Hotel for European Gentry, Entirely under new and excellent European management. European Manageress. Home Comforts, Cleanliness, and First Class Cuisine guaranteed.
A nice view that guides the eye up the snaked drive.
This card was postmarked from Bombay on Dec. 11, 1953.
A studio portrait full of contradictions. The milkman from Darjeeling of Tibetan ancestry is shown with an English church in the deep background.