Hide and Seek
Postmarked in Bombay Nov. 19, 1910 and addressed to Miss Louella Shoemaker, Freeport, Illinois, USA: "Bombay, India 11/18-1910. Dear Daughter: Greeting. I thought you would like to see how little girls play 'hide and seek' in India.
Postcard
A Native Shop
This well-posed image of a fruit and spice store is appropriately shadowed by the iron framed structure behind it.
A Scene in Victoria Gardens, Bombay
Victoria Gardens, now known as Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan or Rani Bagh is Mumbai's oldest public garden and was established in 1862 and spans 50 acres in the Byculla area.
Gateway of India, Mumbai
A triumphal arch erected to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, it was completed in its present form in 1924. The Gateway of India was built in the Indo-Saracenic architectural style, combining multiple design elements and
Guzerath Broker
A fine portrait by M.V. Dhurandhar of a Gujarati broker. Gujrati brokers played a pivotal role in Bombay's commercial development during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Elphinstone Street, Karachi
Nusserwanjee & Co. was a prominent business enterprise in Karachi during the British colonial period, owned by the Parsi Nusserwanjee family.
A Beauty in the Garden
These real photo was both hand-tinted, and, unusually, golden glitter also applied on the woman's wrap.
Bengali Girls Grinding Rice
Postmarked Montral December 22, 1907 and sent to Miss Undine [?] Hemming, 213 West 16th St., Los Angeles, CA with this message: "14 Helen St., Montreal. Dear Undine, Have not had a word from any of you for quite a long period.
Rawalpindi City
An early real photo postcard of Rawalpindi. These allowed amateurs to directly shoot a postcard in camera, and end up with a photograph which a hundred years later has been faded but can be restored with modern digital tools as this one has been.
Ladies Section of the Bombay Exhibition
In 1905, a significant exhibition was organized in Bombay (now Mumbai) that marked an important moment in India's colonial and nationalist history. Planned to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) to India.
