Galta Tank Jaipur
Galtaji is an ancient set of Hindu temples built into rocky hills near Jaipur, nicely captured in this rich early collotype by one of the first all-India postcard publishers.
Sepia
The Jute Industry-stripping the fibre from the cane after steeping.
"Another sign of the transition from the wet to the dry season was to be seen in the immense number of jute-stem stacks standing on every field and lawn," wrote Nirad Chaudhry in his Autobiography of an Unknown Indian. "After the bark which yields
A Group of 3 Nepaulese
This rare photograph of Nepalis was likely taken in the hillstation of Darjeeling in a studio.
The Raja Bazaar (Main Street) of Rawalpindi City
A rich bazaar view by a little known publisher once based in Peshawar whose wide variety of postcards of Punjab and NWFP is possibly unrivaled in the region during the early 20th century. Moorli Dhur & Sons of Amballa, and H.A.
Arrival of Indian Troops
Indian troops arriving to support Britain in World War I.
The Indian Jugglers
An early postcard that unlike many of these type cards does focus the eye on the object of interest.
Jahangirsha his jar of wine and Zaibun Nissa Begam
It seems as if the Mughal Emperor Jehanghir's (1569-1627) fondness for wine merited a postcard many centuries later.
Greeting from South India
An unusual early "Greetings from" card by Wiele & Klein, one of the leading photographic studios in South India. The woman looks slightly bored, if not irritated in this studio pose.
[Child and Dog]
![[Child and Dog]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/child-and-dog.jpg?itok=88BXTF5X "[Child and Dog]")
A most unusual postcard of a colonial family's two beloved creatures, carefully composed together in the studio, ready for the girl's family to send to relatives.
Sri Subhaschandar Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose, also called Netaji, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian freedom movement, and remains one of the most revered leaders of the Indian freedom struggle, a representative of the most aggressive line with British
