The Bund, Poona
Printed on the side is the message, most likely from a firm:
Happy Holidays and a Fortunate New Year wish
from K. and A. Ringger, Bombay
Printed on the side is the message, most likely from a firm:
Happy Holidays and a Fortunate New Year wish
from K. and A. Ringger, Bombay
Probably the Prince of Wales tiger hunting during his visit in 1905, by the German artist Ludwig Fromme (1882-1935). This kind of image cold also go back to 1876 and forward into the 1930s as royal visitors were often treated to well-orchestrated
A slightly oversize postcard, priced at 3 annas, "all proceeds go to the Indian Red Cross and St. John's Ambulance," supporting British Indian troops in World War II. This was specifically sponsored by the Maharawal of Choota Udaipur in Gujarat.
A curiously hand-tinted sepia real photo postcard of the great Bengali writer and multi-faceted artist (1861-1941), with pink expertly applied on the inside garment peeking out from below.
The publisher seems to speak to the Indian customers with this translation perpendicular to the image, and perhaps educate European ones:
[Recto]"Translation in English from the Arabic written on her tomb"
"He is alone everliving and everlasting".
The Third Afghan War between May and August 1919 followed the end of World War I.
Postcards of camels transporting goods were common from the Northwest Frontier Province [now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa], as in this postcard by Holmes, and Sindh, this one probably an amateur real photo postcard from 1929.
[Original caption] Commenced in 1637 and completed in 1648 A.D. by the Emperor Shahjahan. Wonderful Building in the world. [end]
Kolams or muggulu are thought to bring prosperity to homes. These intricate rice flour decorations are made by women in front of doorsteps primarily in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Feeding a Thousand Souls Women, Ritual, and Ecology in
Part of a Kashmir series by an unknown British publisher with the unusual "Post Restante" imprint on the back.