The Gorgeous East - A Viceregal Party
An early Tuck's painted postcard made to celebrate the 1903 Delhi Darbar. Viceroy Lord Curzon and his wife Mary are atop the elephant, their arrival opened the Darbar.
Viceroys
[Lord and Lady Curzon, Kashmir Gate]
![[Lord and Lady Curzon, Kashmir Gate]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/darbar-1903_0.jpg?itok=DLBIllxC "[Lord and Lady Curzon, Kashmir Gate]")
[Original pre-printed caption] King Edward was today proclaimed Emperor of India. Lord Curzon, whose photograph and that of his wife are shown here, represented the King.
Simla. Viceregal Lodge.
This building completed in 1888 is now the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies.
[Original caption] Viceregal Lodge. The summer residence of the Viceroy.
