Elephant hunting tiger [handwritten]
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A hand painted postcard of a favorite sport for Indian Maharajahs, British colonial officials and well-heeled tourists.
Tiger
Tiger, Jaipur
Most postcards of tigers during this period were of ones killed during hunting expeditions. with this being a refreshing exception even as the animal is likely confined in a small space.
India, Bombay-Calcutta
An early "Greetings from" concept card, printed in Italy, possibly to market train service between Mumbai and Kolkata, rife with tropes that Europeans would have associated with India: a tiger (stalking the train?
