Collotype

[Original caption] Built during the reign of Sultan Rukunuddin and Sultana Razia Begam in 1215 A.D. [end]

One of the major settings in Raj history, and one of the few interiors shown in postcards. The former Government House in Kolkata is now the Raj Bhavan, the offical residence of the Governor of West Bengal.

Srinagar is famous for its scenic locales and the Jhelum River that meanders through a large part of the 2,000 year old city.

Note the diagonal leading the eye into a rich scene, the figures in the corners of the frame, the tethered cow on the left, the pots in the coals, the vibrancy of this human space under a hoisted banner.

Built by the British, the Murree General Post Office (GPO) crowns the commercial Mall an hour north of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

A rich color palette pervades this scene. What is particularly rare is the upside down caption at the very bottom, "Gluckstadt [Lucky city in translation], Rathaus [Town Hall]." The town still very much exists in Germany, the title in error an…

Maybe it is the hookahs and Arab head dress of the main in the green robe smoking a cigarette, but this seems to be a scene in Bombay bazaar.

A nice representation of a small portion of the human labor – a dozen people here – that went into the preparation and production of a commodity like tea.

One of the popular postcard views of this hillstation now in Pakistan and once on the major route to Kashmir from Punjab. Murree adheres tightly to a steep hillside. Note how the Protestant Church is on top, and the "native bazaar" descends below.

A delicately hand-tinted postcard, with the green stalks breathing life into the frozen men.