The Entrance to the Khyber Pass
A lone cart contemplates entering the Khyber Pass on this early color postcard; nearly as daunting is the white space awaiting the sender's message.
Collotype
St. Patrick School, Karachi
Founded in 1861, this Roman Catholic-run school is one of the oldest in Karachi.
The Indian Army - Indians Washing
Scenes of Indian troops washing were witnessed by French inhabitants, especially women who often found the soldiers attractive.
Greetings from Darjeeling
A very early "Greetings from" postcard composed of no less than five different images, including one of the "Divinity Dance by Lamas" in the bottom left panel.
Zalra Tank, Ajmere
Better known as the Jhalra natural water tank adjacent to the tomb of the 13th century Sufi Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti. Hundreds of thousands of people come here each year for the urs (the anniversary of the death) of a Sufi saint.
The Bazaar of City Multan, India
A rare postcard of one of the oldest and largest cities in southern Punjab. Note the telephone wires floating just above the stalls.
Quetta Fort
Among the earliest postcards of British Baluchistan, whose capital Quetta was leased from the Khan of Kalat in the 19th century. Bremner was one of the earliest photographers in the cantonment, having come out in the 1890s from Scotland.
Inde Francaise Fabrication de Sacs de Jute [French India Manufacturing Jute Sacks]
![Inde Francaise Fabrication de Sacs de Jute [French India Manufacturing Jute Sacks]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/inde-francaise-fabrication-de-sacs-de-jute.jpg?itok=XboOh5en "Inde Francaise Fabrication de Sacs de Jute [French India Manufacturing Jute Sacks]")
Among the few postcards that depict industrial activity, this jute facility was possibly in the French colony of Pondicherry, now the Federal Union Territory of Puducherry.
Town Hall Asiatic Society
An early view of what is now The Asiatic Society. John Murray's Handbook for Travelers in India Burma and Ceylon (1938) has this description of what was once the Town Hall:
"The Town Hall, designed by Col. T.
Shaukat Ali entering Prison
Shaukat Ali was charged with sedition in Karachi for encouraging Indian army troops to not serve in the British army, and sent to prison in Karachi's central jail.
