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Writer's Buildings

Writer's Buildings

The "Writer's Building" in then Calcutta is from where British India was governed from the later 1700s until 1857. "Writers" were recruits who came from England to make their fortunes with the British East India Company; some of them became

A Baluch Dwarf

A Baluch Dwarf

An unusual gripping portrait by Mullick Brothers in Quetta, one of the leading postcard publishers in Balochistan, well known for its photographic work with the British army.

This postcard was postmarked in Manora, Karachi, APril 9, 1909 and

Congress Weavers

Congress Weavers

"Congress Weavers" as handwritten on the back is a rare postcard of the Indian National Congress party's national convention in Karachi held at the end of March 1931, a few days after the execution of Bhaghat Singh.

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