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.

An Ayah ca 1910	Footwear of Nations, 10 Designs - No. 4 India 1906	Thibetan [Tibetan] Woman, Darjeeling ca 1905
The River showing Jetties and Howrah Bridge ca 1905	Amphitheatre, Coronation Durbar, Delhi ca 1911	The Deccan Postal Service ca 1900
Benares on the Ganges ca 1908	Meerut. Electric power house ca 1908	Murree from Pindi Point (snow) ca 1905
Naina Devi Temple ca 1905	A Nair Lady, Malabar ca 1905	Indian Postman ca 1900
Country Boats on the Jhelum ca 1910	General Post Office, Meerutt (India) ca 1905	Bangalore. Alsur Temple Gateway. ca 1905
Amritsar. The Golden Temple Gateway and Entrance. ca 1905	A Toddy Drawer, Madras ca 1905	The Mausoleum - Khusru Bagh. Allahabad. ca 1905
Barian Bazaar (Snow) ca 1905	A Kashmir Boatman, Srinagar ca 1915	[Movie Ad Card] ca 1940
Ellerman's City Line to India ca 1908	Astronomical Observatory - Jaipur 1915	Hamburg India Harbour ca 1910
Kradyal Canal, Srinagar, Kashmir ca 1910	General Post Office 1899	Apple Tree Nala, Srinagar, (Kashmir) ca 1904
Funeral Prayers for Abdul Qayum ca 1935	Indian Soldier, World War I ca 1914	[Fairey] IIID Crash Bombay 1925

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