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Walker Hospital, Simla

Walker Hospital, Simla

[Original caption] Walker Hospital. The land upon which Simla stands was retained by the British Government as a sanatorium at the close of the Gourkha War in 1815, when most of the surrounding district was given or restored to various native States.

Sikh Akalis at Amritsar

Sikh Akalis at Amritsar

One of the best in Tuck's Native Life in India series, a cool contrast of blue and marble, showing the guards at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

[Original caption] The Sikh Akalis are one section of the famous "fakirs" or native priests of India.

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