Indian Girls

An early postcard by R. Jalbhoy, a Karachi photographer who established his practice around 1890 and later would become a reputable dealer for Kodak and various European photographic goods on Elphinstone Street. "In addition to his merchandising activities Mr. R. Jalbhoy is also a photographic artist of noteworthy ability, as is demonstrated by the many excellent examples of his skill to be seen in his premises, from miniatures up to life-size portraits," wrote Allister Macmillan in Seaports of India & Ceylon (1928, p. 362).