The Rainy Season, Nainital
A unusual weather-related postcard where the coloring of the clouds in the sky would likely have been one by hand.
A unusual weather-related postcard where the coloring of the clouds in the sky would likely have been one by hand.
A superbly composed Bremner image, from the trees and boat in the foreground, the reflective lake stretching back towards a Hindu temple on the banks.
Downstream from the island of Bukkur, and separated from it by a short stretch of river, is the pretty little island of Sat or Sadh Belo.
An early German missionary postcard showing a view through thick vegetation of the lake at Kodaikanal.
[Original German] Durckblick auf den See in Kodaikanal (Paini-Berge), Ostindien. [end]
[Original caption] Madras, Government House. Government House looks out upon the Coom river at the back, and its front gives upon Mount Road, the principal street in Madras.
The city of Baramulla is about 55 km from Srinagar, and because it was a key transit point for travelers to Srinagar, one of the most popular postcard locations in Kashmir.
Switzerland? Austria? No, Nainital. Located at a height of 2270 meters (over 7,000 feet), the point known as Snow View is one of the hillstation's most popular spots.