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.

Souvenir of Darjeeling Himalaya ca 1900	Tomb of Tippu Sultan ca 1905	Camel Driver [handwritten] ca 1905
Bearer ca 1910	Best Christmas Wishes 1908 1908	Parsee Ladies at Seaside ca 1903
Indian Hairstyle from Antiquity to the Present ca 1902	Smoking Hookah ca 1905	Kolar Gold Field - Champion Reef Mine ca 1905
A Bania Lady ca 1907	The Durbar Hall. Mysore State Palace. ca 1908	Gosavi (Ascetic) 1899
The Gorgeous East - A Viceregal Party ca 1903	Bengalee Babu ca 1904	His Majesty's Indian Army ca 1907
Continental Pneumatic Carriage Tyres ca 1905	The Coolest Place in the House. ca 1905	The Burning Ghat, Benares ca 1905
A Money Lender ca 1905	Sudder Bazaar, Karachi ca 1910	A Parsee Lady ca 1903
Lord Clive Boldly and Sincerely ca 1900	Chunglagali (Murree Hills) ca 1905	Calcutta ca 1899
Head of Tamil Girl ca 1905	A Camel with rider and gun. Jaipur ca 1905	Champavati ca 1904
The Taj, (From Across The River) Agra ca 1908	Bombay. Apollo Bunder. ca 1908	Sorting Jute ca 1908

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