Data Khel fort, Waziristan
It is unclear from which of the many British campaigns in Waziristan, Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) on the border with Afghanistan this postcard of an early armored car is from.
K. C. Mehra & Sons
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.
A Corner of Zoo, Peshawar, Showing Lions Cages & Enclosures
A rare candid shot of a zoo in colonial times. Apparently, Peshawar had a small zoo in the those times located in Shahi Bagh (the “Royal Garden”), a government-owned garden being developed into public pleasure grounds.
A Charcoal Seller, Dalhousie
A charcoal seller she may have been, but the nose ring, choker and hookah suggest she had other skills too. This is likely a woman as she seems to be dressed in a typical Pahari style of the era.
The Golden Temple
The Gurdwara Panja Sahib, is a highly revered Sikh shrine located in the town of Hasanabdal in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan is associated with Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
The Cave of Fakir of Api in Arsalkot
Mirza Ali Khan (1901-1960) was a Waziri tribal leader who fought a number of campaigns against the British in the 1930s and 1940s, and later against Pakistan as well in support of an independent Pashtunistan.
The Tomb of Maharaja Ranjitsingh, Lahore
An unusual angle on the Samadhi of Maharajah Ranjit Singh in Lahore.
A Battery in Action, at Landikhana, N.W.F.P.
A postcard probably taken during the 3rd Afghan War in 1919 on the border between British India and Afghanistan; the battery was not far from camp shown in the background.
A Kuchi Family
Occasionally, nomads — those most fleeting of human subjects and least sedentary inhabitants of our planet—were caught on a postcard.
The Chief's [Aitchison] College, Lahore
![The Chief's [Aitchison] College, Lahore](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/aitchison-college_0.jpg?itok=nEdo5MIb "The Chief's [Aitchison] College, Lahore")
Better known as Aitchison College, the name it was given shortly after the foundation stone of this building was lain in 1886, "Chief's College" still continued to be used long afterwards given that it was originally founded in Ambala as a school for
