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The Paper Jewels Raj Postcard Archive

A collection of hundreds of restored postcards from the Raj, free to use, growing here and on Instagram and Facebook every 48 hours. Can also be perused in order of appearance as daily gems. Based on the book Paper Jewels Postcards from the Raj.


Place

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  • Bombay Mumbai (240)
  • Kolkata (99)
  • Chennai (64)
  • Delhi (55)
  • Jaipur (49)
  • Srinagar (46)
  • Lahore (43)
  • Darjeeling (39)
  • Karachi (39)
  • Agra (35)
  • Shimla (31)
  • Varanasi (21)

Publisher

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  • Raphael Tuck & Sons (251)
  • Unknown Publisher (192)
  • Clifton & Co. (89)
  • H.A. Mirza & Sons (60)
  • Moorli Dhur & Sons (46)
  • The Ravi Varma Press (46)
  • D. Macropolo & Co. (44)
  • Bremner (37)
  • Higginbotham & Co. (31)
  • Gobindram Oodeyram (31)
  • D. A. Ahuja (27)
  • The Phototype Co. (24)

Subject

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  • Women (353)
  • Men (185)
  • People (183)
  • Hillstations (128)
  • Nautch Girls (122)
  • Hinduism (100)
  • Mughals (91)
  • Man (87)
  • World War I (81)
  • Hindu Temples (75)
  • Greetings from (72)
  • Boats (72)

Concept

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  • People (1,126)
  • Nature (265)
  • Architecture (251)
  • Labor (189)
  • Men (180)
  • Religion (168)
  • Animals (152)
  • Transportation (123)
  • Commerce (112)
  • War (94)
  • Structures (81)
  • Buildings (78)

Decade

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  • before 1900 (67)
  • 1900-1909 (887)
  • 1910-1919 (264)
  • 1920-1929 (59)
  • 1930-1939 (55)
  • 1940+ (27)

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