Exterior of Zenana, Agra.
[Original caption] Exterior of Zenana, Agra. Here white marble pavilions look out on delicate inlaid pillars and finely perforated screen's thence across the Jumna.
Halftone
Springtime on Jakko, Simla
Almost invisible in this painted scene are the two men near the center, half-hidden markers of scale, secret rewards for the perceptive postcard viewer.
The Sampan Pagoda - Shwegyeen
The significance of Buddhism in Burma [Myanmar] reflected in a landscape dotted with pagodas. Shwegyin is close to the Indian border on the western side of Myanmar.
Kirat & Bhilli
[Original caption] Kirata Bhilli:– God Shankar dressed as a hunter and Goddess Parvati as huntress. [end]
Madras, Seven Pagodas
[Original caption] Madras, Seven Pagodas. These extraordinary buildings are to be seen at Mahabilipuram, 35 miles south of the city of Madras.
On the Ashleigh Road
An atmospherically tinted postcard by the Murree-based photographer and publisher D. Baljee.
Street Scene Udaipur
A less common, fairly casual, finely hand-tinted street scene in a then smaller city.
Cavalry of the Gods. Srirangam, near Trichinopoly
[Original caption] Cavalry of the Gods. Srirangam, near Trichinopoly. The great temple of Sri Rangam is the largest in India. The outer enclosure 2475 feet by 2880 feet contains a bazaar.
A Native Bullock Cart, Northern India
[Original caption] A Native Bullock Cart, Northern India. This most popular means of conveyance throughout India is the bullock cart.
India British Empire Exhibition
[Original caption] Through the portals of the INDIAN PAVILION twentieth-century London is left behind and the visitor enters the atmosphere of mystery and romance which characterizes the East.
