Guerre 1914 - Hindu Fumant La Pipe [Indian Smoking a Hookah]
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Postmarked May 24, 1919, some six months after World War I was over, though the card itself is probably dated earlier. Note the European man apparently smoking a pipe in the background.
Unknown Publisher
Khurshid, Indian Cinema Star
Khursheed Bano was a prominent actress and singer in Bollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Born on April 14, 1914, she was a pioneer of Indian cinema.
A Model of Rajput Beauty
This card with its carefully arranged colorful stamps was postmarked March 16, 1911 in Egypt, and likely sent in an envelope to someone as there is no address on the back and likely was destined for a collector.
Ganesh
This hand-painted postcard has this message written across the back in ink, likely by a European owner: "Ganesh, Ganpati the elephant-headed God. The Hindus invoke his name when they commence any important business.
K. R. Bali
A striking studio portrait – note the painted trees – from the Punjabi garrison town. Only his name is printed on the back.
Marine Drive Bombay
A black and white photograph of the then newly-constructed Art Deco buildings along one the city's posh and popular waterfronts, hand-colored with great design sense.
Naquin Mosque at Fort Agra
An extremely rare postcard from India where stamps have been cut and pasted on the domes of the mosque.
Great Eastern Hotel, Calcutta
Around the time this postcard was published, H. St.J. B. Philby, the father of the famous British spy Kim Philby (born in Ambala in 1912) and then serving in India, wrote in his memoir Arabian Days (Robert Hale, 1948):
"The Great Eastern Hotel of
Carlton Hotel
Built in the 1890s by an Englishman, the hotel remains operational under the same name as a venue for marriages and Bollywood films as well a temporary residence for many a politician.
Shahjahan And His Queen
Mughal Emperors continued to live centuries after their death on postcards, most likely based on oval ivory portraits sold to tourists. The Queen here would have been Mumtaz Mahal, for whom Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.
