Cultivators
It is unclear whether "Haji Yusuf Haji Mohammed. Pictures, Post-cards & Cutlery Merchant.
Divided back
Empire of British India and Ceylon [Coins]
![Empire of British India and Ceylon [Coins]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/coins-of-the-raj_0.jpg?itok=58p0u2yD "Empire of British India and Ceylon [Coins]")
A beautiful embossed card showing exchange rates between Indian and European currencies, in those days usually stable for long periods of time.
The H.S.M. in the top left corner stands for Hugo Semmler, Magdeburg, per Helmfried Luers in his The
An Indian Family, Karachi
R. Jalbhoy was a major Karachi photographer and postcard publisher at the turn of the century, who could often depict people and parts of the city that fell off the usual tourist or landmark circuit. Note the shoes on the sitters in this studio shot.
Municipal Hall, Bombay
Bombay’s modern municipal headquarters was planned after the municipal corporation’s formation (1865), with the foundation stone for the new building laid in 1884. The building was completed in 1893 to designs by architect F. W.
The University Hall, Punjab, Lahore
A landmark colonial-era "Indo‑Saracenic" or “Anglo‑Mughal” style building designed by Bhai Ram Singh, with a prominent central clock tower and domed corner elements.
Tamil Tea Plucker
Andree, known for some striking postcard images, may have been Adolphus Williams, Jr. a photographer on York Street in Colombo.
Colonnade in Court of Honour, French-British Exhibition, London 1908
The Franco-British Exhibition (1908) was a major "world’s fair” held in west London (Shepherd’s Bush/White City) from 14 May to 31 October 1908, created to showcase British and French industry, art, and imperial power while publicly celebrating the
Trained Elephants at work (Another view)
It is unclear where this image is from, but elephants were used during colonial times in Assam, Bengal and Malabar to haul logs out of forests.
Patiala State Court
The Patiala State Court was one of the “courts” within the Indian Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, 1924, a state-branded display space for Patiala’s produce, crafts, and commerce.
Hindu Woman.
Smiles on postcards from the early 1900s are rather rare, possibly because most portraits required the sitter to stay still for many seconds while the exposure was made, especially in the 19th century when most portraits were struck and re-purposed
