Depot Dalhousie
Dalhousie is in the north-western Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dalhousie never became a major hillstation like Simla or Ootacamund.
Moorli Dhur & Sons
Government Dairy, Ambala
Government diaries, which still persist in India and Pakistan, were in part attempts to streamline and control the production of milk and ensure it was not diluted with water before sale to consumers. They have met with mixed success.
Kasauli, The Club
"In any town in India the European Club is the spiritual citadel, the real seat of the British power, the Nirvana for which native officials and millionaires pine in vain," wrote George Orwell in his first novel, Burmese Days (Chapter 2). First
Indian Baker and Opium Smokers
A unusual two-image postcard, almost the only one from that most prolific of publishers, Moorli Dhur & Sons. It shows two men on their sides, one of whom is smoking an opium pipe. Such scenes are almost never shown in postcards (exception: an opium
A Lady in Dandy
While the word "dandy" suggests being fashionable, and may be a secondary meaning, the word is said to actually come from "dandi" or the Hindi/Urdu word for stick, which are used to distribute the woman's weight across them men's shoulders.
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Sudder Bazaar, Rawalpindi
Postmarked [illegible date] Rawalpindi, addressed to Miss. L. Ballinger, Montrose House, 155 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, with this message on the back:
"This place is the same as a Town in England I Remain Your Old Dear Best."
Mandali Range, Chakrata
For some unknown reason, Moorli Dhur & Sons most framed, embossed and otherwise uniquely designed postcards are from Chakrata, a cantonment in Dehradun district Chakrata known for its natural beauty, including forests of oak and rhododendron, and
Victoria Tower, Jacobabad (Sind)
The Victoria Clock Tower in Jacobabad, Sindh, was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrated on February 16, 1887. It was designed by Colonel S. S.
The Club, Mooltan
Constructed in 1880 by the Nawab of Bahawalpur of bricks made from mud from the Chenab River, the Multan Club has thirteen domes in what is called a Turkish style. Today it is the Army Garrison Mess, and hosts many weddings.
Bhistee (Water Carrier)
One could argue that the bhistee was the most common male postcard type at the turn of the 20th century.
