A Cobbler
Itinerant workers, cobblers can repair all sorts of things. Note the sophisticated lithographic printing of this image, which some early Clifton & Co.
Men
Postmen of the British Empire: Mail Carrier and Guard, Oudeypore, India
Mail Carrier and Guard, Oudeypore, India.
Dr. Keshav Baliran Hedgewar
A rare postcard of the man who founded the RSS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalistic, right-wing Hindu organization that continues to play a prominent role in Indian politics, in 1925 in Nagpur following his disillusionment with
Cultivators
It is unclear whether "Haji Yusuf Haji Mohammed. Pictures, Post-cards & Cutlery Merchant.
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
Bhistee (Water Carrier)
One could argue that the bhistee was the most common male postcard type at the turn of the 20th century.
Chow Kidar (Night Watch)
[Verso, handwritten in ink] "Magway [sp?] Upper Burma, May 22/18
My dear Bunny
That little letter you penned hasnt come yet, but I am hoping it will reach me soon.
How do you like this hobby [postcard collecting presumably]?
Best love
Daddy x x
Cotton Pickers
Many early Bombay postcards focused on the cotton trade, the source, with opium, of much of the city's early wealth.
English Aircraft Shot Down
A German World War I postcard showing an English aircraft, Punjab 29 Rawalpindi, shot down during combat.
Brahmins Dining. Jaipur.
A carefully staged scene in which the cloth backdrop helps focus us on the individuality of the men.
