Street Scene, Delhi.

Street Scene, Delhi.

c. 1903
13.85x
9.10cm

One of the earlier firmly dateable postcards by H.A. Mirza & Sons, the Chandni Chowk photography firm which was to become the dominant Delhi and northern Indian postcard publisher by 1905.

Postmarked Jaipur November 22, 1903 and Chicago Dec. 21, 1903, addressed to Mr. Dan Gutmann, 3653 Michigan Avenue in Chicago, USA: [Recto] “Delhi, India, Nov. 21 Dear Dan;- Little boys ride camels here and have monkeys to play with. How would you like to live in India? Remember me to everybody. Uncle Mannie.”