Nungumbaukum
Historical records in Chennia mention Nungambakkam as one of the three villages (in addition to Egmore and Chetput) that the British East India Company purchased in 1743 to form the port city of Madras.
People
Sacrificing a Goat for a Religious Festival
[Original caption] Sacrificing a Goat for a Religious Festival.
[Peshawar Bazaar]
![[Peshawar Bazaar]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/peshawar-bazaar-1938.jpg?itok=pdaDKz8g "[Peshawar Bazaar]")
A real photo postcard of Peshawar bazaar showing a minaret of Mahabat Khan mosque, built in the 17th century. This postcard was sent to a Mr.
Eid Mubarak Pyramids
An Eid Mubarak card from Lahore in the 1930s.
Bruce Road, Quetta. Summer
One of the nice things about early postcards like this one of the main street (now known as Jinnah Road) in Quetta, Balochistan are the businesses and names that they reveal. In this case, two stores down from U.N.
An Indian Woman travelling in the Manshil
A very early postcard printed in India, most likely by The Ravi Varma Press and drawn by its chief lithographer Paul Gerhardt.
[Scene around Karla, Maharashtra]
![[Scene around Karla, Maharashtra]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/ravi-varma-811.jpg?itok=_TJ129wT "[Scene around Karla, Maharashtra]")
An unusual card from The Ravi Varma Press which shows two women walking among a crowd in a makeshift bazaar, part of a set of similar cards.
Burmese Racing Canoes
An unusual scene in this postcard by what was British Burma's premiere postcard publisher. The 1900 guide Burma by Max and Bertha Ferrars describes the use of these canoes: "The boat-races are held at the Thadindyut festival.
Calcutta
Among the earliest known postcards of Kolkata, by a local and likely Austrian,photographer. Note the four tiny titles below each vignette for those eager to know.
Street Scene, Palghat
With the exceptions of Bangalore and Belgaum, there are not many postcards of smaller cities in Karnataka; even today, Palakkad's population is less than 150,000. This shot of a large mansion concealed by trees on the left and carts in the center of
