A moneylender strutting through the public square, carrying the ominous red books he uses to chase debtors through the courts, the vibrant city his backdrop.
[Original caption] Indian fruit is varied and luscious. Among the most popular are melons, guavas, bananas and mangoes. These, and others, are readily bought, and the fruit stall is a flourishing institution in every Indian bazaar. [end]
[Original caption] The Moti Musjid. The Moti Musjid or Pearl Mosque, designed by the Moghal Emperor, Shah Jehan, 1625-58, glistens as the sun gleams on the dazzling white marble.
[Original caption] Performing Bears, Calcutta. It is a common occurrence in Calcutta and other cities of India to meet the native from the hills leading a small bear that is found in the Himalayas and other mountain districts.
[Original caption] Madras, Seven pagodas. This is the largest of the Seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram (once a city and now a village), 35 miles south of Madras.
[Original caption] Bird's Eye View of Fort from Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay. Bombay was ceded by the Portuguese to Charles II in 1661 as part of the dowry of his Queen, Catharine of Braganza, which was transferred by the King in 1688 to the East India…
[Original caption] Shah Najaf Mosque. Lucknow. Shah Najaf is the tomb of Ghazi-ud-din Haider Khan, surmounted by a dome and surrounded by walls of such immense thickness that the heavy guns of the Naval Brigade were unable to make any impression on…
[Original caption] St Patrick's Church – Of the native Christians in Bangalore, the majority are Catholics. A chapel is said to have been built as far back as 1400 and Jesuit missionaries came in 1762.
The Hari Parbat hill overlooking Srinagar is considered sacred to the Kashmiri Hindus. From a self=published series by an English amateur artist known as E.E. Sunsets were a key dimension of competition among postcard artists, with artists and…
An atypical postcard that shows a ship in dry dock. That the title would have been familiar to residents of Bombay around 1900 testifies to the robust trade and commerce the city enjoyed with the Arabian Gulf, connections that go back thousands of…
