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.

Master Nandram ca 1927	The Huzuri Bagh, Lahore ca 1908	Expecting
Palms, Chepauk, Madras ca 1910	An Indian Actress ca 1908	Lucknow Modjibaman ca 1905
Native Cafe in the Camp 1931	The Tomb of Itmad-ud-Doula. Agra. ca 1911	Music ca 1910
Gwalior Fortress. Colossal Figure 62 Ft. High. ca 1908	Coolie with his Basket ca 1903	A Cobbler ca 1903
The City and the Mosque of Shah - Hamadan, Srinagar (Kashmir) ca 1910	A Jutka, Madras ca 1905	Down in the Mouth ca 1908
Afghan Women in Kerzawahs, Khyber Pass ca 1908	Indian Dancing Girl ca 1910	Juma Masjid, Delhi with a scene of Annual Friday Prayer-Meeting ca 1905
British India Hockey Team 10th Olympiad Los Angeles 1932	Alastor Mystic ca 1925	Miss Chabukswari of Delhi ca 1910
A View of Peshawar Fur market Showing Fur Bales Loaded on Carts for Export to Foreign Countries ca 1920	Historic India. Ravages of White Ants. Beams Eaten Out. ca 1908	D. Billimoria and Sulochana ca 1930
A Water Carrier, Madras ca 1905	Greetings from Jamaica, West Indies ca 1904	Souvenir of Darjeeling Himalaya ca 1900
Tomb of Tippu Sultan ca 1905	Camel Driver [handwritten] ca 1905	Bearer ca 1910

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