Gruss aus Carl Hagenbeck's Indien 1898
An exceptional early lithographic card from the famous German exotic people's promoter and founder of Berlin's zoo. The title says it depicts an Indian coffee house.
People
The Guardians of The Gate
Part of an eight card set depicting the same roles but different types who fill them in India and Britain, durwan being defined as "a live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building."
The Fruit Stall
[Verso] "Dear Mabel I wrote you a letter and I didn't know Moands [sp?] address properly I hope you received it alright. Edgar"
India, Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908
An official postcard from what was the largest exhibition ever held in London, and the first organized by two nations together. It drew some 8 million visitors to an area known later as "White City" because all the buildings were painted white.
City and Third Bridge, Srinagar, Kashmir
Adressed to Miss Diana Penton, c/o Miss Oughton-Giles, St. Mary's, Chislehurst, Kent, England: "We are very busy packing, so I can only find time for a card.
Dandy
Although the word "dandy" originally referred to boatmen on the Ganges (Hobson-Jobson, 1906, p.
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.
Bengali Lady
This striking image of a Bengali woman was apparently first published by a Greek tobacconist based in Kolkata, Nestor Gianaclis, and later also published in different variations by D.
