Victoria Memorial, The Archaeological Museum, Peshawar
The Victoria Memorial Hall in Peshawar, established in 1907, evolved from a British colonial ballroom into a significant archaeological museum.
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Clive Street (Evening), Calcutta
Sujaan Mukherjee writes of Frank Clinger Scallan's postcards of Calcutta: "The artist may or may not have used photographs as reference, but unlike most photographs that depict churches, public buildings or trams, these drawings recall a city that is
The Museum, Lahore
The Lahore Museum was one of the most significant colonial-era museums in British India, established in 1865 and relocated to its current location shown here on Mall Road in 1894. A few years later it became world famous when Rudyard Kipling began
A Charcoal Seller, Dalhousie
A charcoal seller she may have been, but the nose ring, choker and hookah suggest she had other skills too. This is likely a woman as she seems to be dressed in a typical Pahari style of the era.
Watson's Hotel, Bombay
Built between 1867 and 1869, Watson's Hotel was India's first cast-iron building and one of the earliest examples of prefabricated architecture.
Ripon Hospital, Simla
The Ripon Hospital in Shimla, now known as Deendyal Upadhyay Zonal Hospital, has a rich history dating back to the British colonial era.
The Golden Temple
The Gurdwara Panja Sahib, is a highly revered Sikh shrine located in the town of Hasanabdal in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan is associated with Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
Indian Fakir [Indischer Fakir]
![Indian Fakir [Indischer Fakir]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/indischer-fakir.jpg?itok=M4M-SrmQ "Indian Fakir [Indischer Fakir]")
An Austrian cyanotype (blue-dyed) postcard, where imprinted on the back before the name is "Wohlgeboren Herrn/Frau" which literally means "well born" or "of good birth," which translates into English as "Honorable" or "Esquire." THe honorific was
Greetings from Mhow
There are 14 images in this carefully constructed postcard of a cantonment town in Central India now known as Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (after the first great leader of India's Dalit community). The publisher, K.
[Beegun Songstress of Lucknow]
![[Beegun Songstress of Lucknow]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/beegun-lucknow-color.jpg?itok=rsZGZMsG "[Beegun Songstress of Lucknow]")
The title comes from a collotype with this title.
