c. 1960
13.40x
8.70cm
David Mordecai (1909-1973) was a prominent Indian photographer and postcard publisher based in Calcutta during the mid-20th century. Married in 1935 and part of the city's Baghdadi-Jewish community, he phtogoraphed the Nehru family, Tenzing Norgay, Sir Edmund Hillary and others. His postcards are usually easily recognized by their bright colors.