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.

Abdul Rehiman Street, Bombay ca 1905	Toddy Drawers ca 1903	A Parsee Lady 1910
Carting Tea from Factory, Ceylon ca 1905	Water Carrier ca 1903	Maina Dancing Girls. Jaipur. ca 1905
The Mad Minute 1919	Municipal Buildings Bombay 1899	Lloyds Barrage - Sukkur ca 1940
Burma Oil Wells, Yenongyaung ca 1908	Types: North-West Frontier of India ca 1924	Mayo College ca 1903
View of Writers Building, Calcutta ca 1908	Abbottabad from the Southern Hill ca 1908	Tirah Field Force ca 1905
Shikarpore Bazaar ca 1903	The Bombay Policeman ca 1903	Maha Shivratri Hindu Festival Clifton Karachi ca 1920
Mumtaz-i-Mahal "The Exalted one of the Palace." (from an ivory miniature) The Taj, Tomb of Mumtaz-i-Mahal. Built by the Emperor Shah Jehan. 1909	[Theatrical Troupe, Murree] ca 1905	Greetings from Peshawar ca 1905
Historic India. Ravages of White Ants. Beams Eaten Out. ca 1905	Water Maid. Jaipur. ca 1910	Srimati Sarojini Naidu ca 1928
Moplah Women ca 1905	Bombay, Bara Bazaar ca 1905	Returning Caravans Khyber Pass ca 1925
In the Market, Bangalore. ca 1910	Bombay View 1899	[Fakir Benares] ca 1915

Pages