The Tatschali Line in Bombay
Of the nine Josef Hoffman artist-signed postcards of India published by a Viennese firm in 1898 (here in an English version for Thacker & Co.), this one is the hardest to find, why is unclear.
Postcard
Napier Barracks - Karachi
A rather grand postcard, with the depth-of-field of a large albumen photograph, of Karachi's oldest colonial structures, dating to 1843, named after General Charles Napier who conquered Sindh that year and became its first Governor.
The "Dhingy"
A small boat on the Hooghly, the "Captain Buxo." Hobson-Jobson defines "DINGY, DINGHY , s. Beng. diṇgī; [H. dingī, dengī, another form of dongī, Skt. droṇa, 'a trough.'] A small boat or skiff; sometimes also 'a canoe,' i.e. dug out of a single trunk.
Ladakus Border of Thibet {Ladhakis Border of Tibet]
![Ladakus Border of Thibet {Ladhakis Border of Tibet]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/ladakhis_0.jpg?itok=H83hek6v "Ladakus Border of Thibet {Ladhakis Border of Tibet]")
[Original caption] Ladakus, on the Thibetan border. These men, who are in reality travelling merchants or hawkers, are natives of Thibet, and during the summer months they journey via Kashmir into the Indian provinces.
Delhi (India) King's Bath
[Original caption] King's Bath. When surrounded by Oriental Gardens the palace must have been more beautiful than anything we know of in the East.
Bombay. View of Malabar Hill
[Original caption] View of Malabar Hill. A beautiful scene and admired by all classes. A great number of bungalows are to be found here. [end]
Parsi Priest
A studio portrait of a Parsi priest, holding an umbrella.
[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.
Punjabi's Weaving Mats
One of my favourite, and among the rarest of early Bremner postcards.
Dog Keeper
One of the many – to Indians, curious – new professions that sprouted in the growing city of Bombay at the turn of the century.
