Lala Lajpat Rai
[Original caption] "The blow that was hurled at us this afternoon was a nail in the coffin of the British Empire. Nobody who has seen it is ever likely to forget it. It has sunk deep into our own soul.
Divided back
Wayfarers
"Wayfarers" was another word for nomads.
[Original caption] Wayfarers. The position of the child in the picture is typical. The man is carrying a larger share of the burden than is usual.
Benares - Assec [Assi] Ghat
![Benares - Assec [Assi] Ghat](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/ghat-varanasi_0.jpg?itok=2JwMi_AI "Benares - Assec [Assi] Ghat")
Assi Ghat is on the southern end of the city, where the Assi River meets the Ganges, and where the Goddess Durga is said to have thrown her sword after killing the demon Shumbha-Nishumbha.
Ranjit Singh's Tomb, Lahore
The mausoleum of the great Sikh ruler of Punjab, Maharajah Ranjit Singh.
General View of Victoria Gardens, Bombay
[Original caption] General View of Victoria Gardens, Bombay. These beautifully laid out gardens are a source of pleasure to the weary and jaded worker in the cool of the evening after a hard day's work in the broiling sun and stuffy offices. [end]
Views of Madras
An early multi-view collotype of Madras, with five separate photographs, in a decorative flower frame.
Benares - Viweshar Mahadeo
The Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi is among the oldest and holiest temples in Varanasi dedicated to Lord Shiva. D.A. Ahuja was a very successful Rangoon, Burma based photographer and publisher of postcards who covered the entire subcontinent.
A Wet Day, Madras
An evocative postcard that manages to communicate the experience of rain.
Two American Congress Supporters
A rare postcard from the Congress Party's meeting in March 1931 in Karachi, shortly after Bhagat Singh was executed, and where the Congress Party demanded full political and economic freedom, the foundation of the future Indian state.
Vishnu Garud-vahan
[Original caption, verso] God Vishnu with his two wives, the goddesses of the earth and the wealth, is represented as riding on his vehicle Garud. [end]
The Garuda, a mythical bird, is also called Kashyapi, Chirada, Vishnuratha, Gaganeshvara,
