The P.W.D. Office, Lahore
Probably built in the early 20th century, the Public Works Department built and maintained most of the civic infrastructure in Lahore during the colonial period, including courts, colleges and museums.
Collotype
Entrance Gate to Secundra Bagh, Lucknow (where 2000 mutineers were killed)
Stormed during the Second Relief of Lucknow, inside the gateway thousands of people were killed in what is sometimes termed a mass killing by British troops, but on this postcard is celebrated as a battle triumph.
Pearl Mosque, Agra
The Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort was a private royal mosque commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and built in the mid-17th century, using white marble that gave it the “pearl” name.
Purana Kilah, Called Also "Indrapat" The Ancient Indra Prastha. Delhi.
Known as the 'Old Fort' of Delhi, the Purana Qil'a, lies on the eastern edge of Delhi, along the river Jumna.
Village Preaching, Kanigiri, South India.
Informative preaching sessions in villages were usually held in the central part of the villages by American and British missionaries.
The Water Carrier (Bhistee)
Bhistees supplied water to households and regiments
In the past, water carriers used cured hides of animals to carry water. Today animal hides have been replaced by bottles and jars of plastic.
Kasauli, The Club
"In any town in India the European Club is the spiritual citadel, the real seat of the British power, the Nirvana for which native officials and millionaires pine in vain," wrote George Orwell in his first novel, Burmese Days (Chapter 2). First
Orient Club, Chowpatty, Bombay
Founded in 1900, this club for European and Indian members still operates in its original premises, a fine example of South Bombay's Indo-Sarcenic architecture. Prominent Indian members included Shri Bhulabhai J. Desai, H.H. Prince Aga Khan, H.H.
Indian Baker and Opium Smokers
A unusual two-image postcard, almost the only one from that most prolific of publishers, Moorli Dhur & Sons. It shows two men on their sides, one of whom is smoking an opium pipe. Such scenes are almost never shown in postcards (exception: an opium
A Group of Punjabi Mohamedan Women & Men
One wonders where this photograph was taken, possibly in the Murree hills but it could have been elsewhere too.
