Welcome to Paper Jewels, the Raj Postcard Archive 1892-1947

Based on the book and exhibitions Paper Jewels Postcards from the Raj (Mapin/Alkazi, 2018) by Omar Khan. A new Raj (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Myanmar) postcard here everyday, and on Instagram and Facebook.

When Master is at Office ca 1905	Master's Tooth-Brush ca 1905	The End of Baccha Sakoo and his Accomplices by the Ropes in their Necks. ca 1929
The Bowachi ca 1915	Specimens of Kashmir Carving ca 1903	Miss Buchwa Jan of Karachi ca 1905
Dungagali from Natia Road (Snow) ca 1905	La Poste Au Cachemire [The Kashmir Post] ca 1900	Miss Gohur, Prima Donna of India ca 1910
Bangalore. Commercial Street. ca 1905	Gajagauri ca 1905	A Type of Marwaree Beauty ca 1910
Nedous Hotel, Lahore ca 1910	India - Burma ca 1910	The Indian English Postal Service ca 1900
A Human nest in Baluchistan ca 1905	Clock Tower Chandni Chowk, Delhi. ca 1905	Shell Cutters ca 1905
A Mendicant Friar of Behar ca 1905	Curious Craft. Catamaran, Madras ca 1900	Map of Ceylon showing Her Tea Industry ca 1934
On the top Road between Dungagali & Nathiagali ca 1905	Upper Mall with Church and Post Office, Simla ca 1910	Memorial Well, Cawnpore ca 1905
Indian Tea Garden Coolie Girl ca 1905	Telegraph Peon ca 1903	German Himalaya Expedition to Nanga Parbat 1934 (8120 meters) ca 1932
The Taj. Emperor Shah Jehan. ca 1909	Wharf, Karachi ca 1947	The Residency, Srinagar ca 1910

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