Spring Morning at Kralyar, Dal Lake
An self-published, artist-signed postcard of India, [Verso] "to be obtained from Miss Barne, St. Ebbas, Madras and from Miss Farnell, 56, Manchester Square, W.
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Damayanti
[Original caption] Damayanti is creeping stealthily to catch the golden Hansa. [end]
In the Mahabharata Hansa, the swan, extolls the virtues of King Nala to her and says "If the peerless wed the peerless—blessed must the union be," in one of the
La Guerre Europeenne de 1914 [The European War 1914]
![La Guerre Europeenne de 1914 [The European War 1914]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/la-guerre-europienne-de-1914.jpg?itok=HBwYAltn "La Guerre Europeenne de 1914 [The European War 1914]")
[Original caption translated] "Indian vehicle harnessed with 2 mules used for refueling [end]. One of many French postcards celebrating Indian troops who fought on the Allied side in World War I. Note the snow on the ground.
Goan Beauty
Most likely a dancer given her anklets, Goa, as a Portuguese Colony, was not well-represented in British Indian postcards.
Milk Woman
Inside a studio, the barefoot milkmaid seems caught out of place.
Afraid of his Complexion
Or is he trying to keep cool? This series of humourous postcards seems to feature the same protagonist.
Loading a Bombay Cart
Initialed "MD" in the right corner, Dhurandhar deftly captures early Bombay life. The labourer on the cart nearly falls backwards as he pulls the box up. A pretty tree separates the bullocks from the cart.
Indian Raja
"RAJA, RAJAH , s. Skt. rājā, 'king.' The word is still used in this sense, but titles have a tendency to degenerate, and this one is applied to many humbler dignitaries, petty chiefs, or large Zemindars.
The Storming of Seringapatam
[Original caption] Seringapatam. A fortress in Mysore, India. Here Tippoo Sultan was besieged by the ENglish in May, 1799. On the 4th of May a breach was made in the walls and in seven minutes the British flag floated from the summit.
A Cooly Woman, Bombay
The growth of a city like Bombay was largely dependent on the work of laborers who carried bricks and building materials on wicker baskets on construction sites, much like they do today, which must be part of the reason why they were such common
