Indian Topics Cotton Weaving
J.D. Gondhalekar (1909-1981) produced a series of at least ten postcards called "Indian Topics" around 1942, among the few Indian-artist signed postcard series from colonial times.
Postcard
The Little Sick Boy
Evelyn Stuart Hardy (1865-1935), the artist who signed this card, was a British illustrator and author known for her contributions to children's literature and periodicals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Out For A Rickshaw Ride
A curious real photo postcard, possibly taken at a Simla, of a local woman in a rickshaw, published in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Frontier of India
[Original handwriting, Verso] "Oct. 24/[19]29 Visitors to the Khyber [Pass] required to halt 3 mi. from this sign."
Monkey Performance
For all the popularity of monkey performers, their depiction on postcards, especially with a crowd watching (example without a crowd) is unusual.
Baluchistan Begger [Beggar]
![Baluchistan Begger [Beggar]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/baluchistan-beggar.jpg?itok=OPmDWHAl "Baluchistan Begger [Beggar]")
This apparently one-legged man is being used here to represent a type, but what is most eye-catching is the way the veins in his arms seem so like the cracks in the wall.
Leopoldo Dagradi
Leopoldo Dagradi (1871-1928) was an Italian operatic tenor who studied at the Regio Conservatorio of Milan, receiving his diploma in 1898. His professional journey began in 1900; this card, autographed by him, would have been given away when he was
A Hindu Sanyasi
A sanyasi, also spelled sannyasi, refers to a Hindu ascetic or religious renunciant who has given up worldly possessions and attachments to pursue spiritual goals. The word sanyasi has its roots in Sanskrit.
Hide and Seek
Postmarked in Bombay Nov. 19, 1910 and addressed to Miss Louella Shoemaker, Freeport, Illinois, USA: "Bombay, India 11/18-1910. Dear Daughter: Greeting. I thought you would like to see how little girls play 'hide and seek' in India.
A Native Shop
This well-posed image of a fruit and spice store is appropriately shadowed by the iron framed structure behind it.
