With the Indian Expeditionary Force
A rare surviving postcard from the Indian Expeditionary Force, the troops sent to fight with the Allies in Europe during World War I. It is addressed in Urdu to “M.
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Camp Ali Musjid In The Late Afghan War 1919
Camp Ali Musjid is atop the hill on the left, a key base for the Second Afghan War in 1878-79 between the Raj and Afghanistan; this postcard shows the British encampments on the same border with Afghanistan forty years later in the Third Afghan War.
Camping in Kashmir
Addressed to Miss Hill, 59 High Street, Wollaster, W. Hosnbridge, Worcesteshire, England, [no year]: "Kashmir Oct. 25. So very sorry to hear of Mrs. Hipwood's death. I remember him very well. So glad you can have seen all the children.
Camel Caravan in Karachi, India - November 1929
[Verso] "Camel Caravan W Karachi India Nov 1929"
New Municipal Office Under Construction
Construction of the Karachi Municipal Corporation offices began in 1895 with foundation stone laying.
Dandy
Although the word "dandy" originally referred to boatmen on the Ganges (Hobson-Jobson, 1906, p.
Final Murree Football Tournament
The game of football was introduced in the subcontinent during the British Raj, when many football clubs were created. Initially, army teams played the game but later local civilians also participated in league and competitive matches.
This match is
Rope Bridge, Kashmir
One example of this card, addressed to Miss Lorie Masters, 74 Fruitvale Gardens, Shepherd's Bush, London and sent from Allahabad on Sept. 9, 1903 had this message: "Here are two curious bridges.
Gandhi Garden Karachi
A beautiful real photo postcard given the dark curtain between the trees. After 1947 it was renamed Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens; it had been called Gandhi Gardens in honor of a visit by Mahatma Gandhi in 1934.
Coolies
Although posed in the photographer's studio, it shows how young girls carried suitcases and bedding on behalf of visitors to the hillstation.
