Delhi Gate, Lahore
One of the most distinctive features of South Asian cities throughout history has been the named city gates facing other major trading partners. Delhi Fort, for example, has its Lahore Gate.
Peshawar
Government College. Lahore
Government College (now a university) is one of the oldest colleges in Pakistan and currently has more than 6000 students and 300 faculty members. Many of Pakistan's elite and ruling classes studied or taught here, including the poets Dr.
A Caravan on its Way to Peshawar
[Original] A Caravan on Its Way to Peshawar from Afghanistan in the Caravan Serai Landikotal N.W.F.P. [end]
Postcards like this illustrate how enormous the trade through the Khyber Pass once was. The Peshawar District Gazetteer 1897-98 put the value
General View of Peshawar City
An uncommon shot of Peshawar, showing the density of habitation. In the far left is the Mahabat Khan mosque, built in the 1860s.
The Railway Shed, Lahore
From today's perspective, an unusual subject given the lack of beauty, architectural significance or human type that grace most early postcards.
Phatani Begging Woman
Women are often shown as dancers, rarely this elderly as beggars on postcards. This photograph was likely taken in a studio, with the woman sitting on a stone which might be covered with animal skins.
H.R.H. Prince of Wales coming out from Khyber Pass
A rare visit by the Prince of Wales to the edges of Empire; note the car in the foreground and mid-ground. Edward VIII later gained notoriety for abdicating in 1936 after choosing to marry a divorced America woman, Wallis Simpson.
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.
Attock Fort and the River Indus
A nicely composed contrast between the men in the foreground, and the sprawling Mughal-era fort in the background.
[Verso, hand written] On the road between Peshawar and Rawal Pindi [end]
