Water Fall - Mussoorie
Kempty Falls is one of the most iconic waterfalls in Mussoorie, India, located approximately 15 kilometers from the town center on the Chakrata Road.
Kempty Falls is one of the most iconic waterfalls in Mussoorie, India, located approximately 15 kilometers from the town center on the Chakrata Road.
The word "tawaif" comes from the Arabic word "taifa", which means "group" or "troupe." In early India, courtesans were often referred to by the Sanskrit word "ganika". These women were skilled in the arts and entertained wealthy patrons.
Postmarked January 30, 1909, mailed to E.G. Joeloor [sp?] Esq., Chapel House, Chapel St. , Camborn, Cornwall, England with this message: "How would you like to go around the promenade like these two kids. Eh? Did you get the money alright? I hope so.
Ganeshkhind Road, also known as University Road, is a major thoroughfare in Pune that derives its name from an ancient Ganesh temple called Parvati Nandan Ganpati Temple, dating back to the 17th century.
The Military Reformatory at Trimulgherry (MRT) stands as a significant colonial-era prison built in 1858, spanning 5 acres in Secunderabad Cantonment.
The Governor House in Nathia Gali is a historic colonial-era structure that offers stunning views including of Miranjani, the highest peak in the region, with an elevation of 2,992 meters (9,816 feet) above sea level.
No doubt one of the earliest and very few postcards of this remote hillstation in Balochistan, some 80 miles from Quetta through a juniper forest.
This is a superbly hand-tinted postcard, with both swathes of color (pink and blue) and individual color specs in the crowd mixed with the black ink of the collotype enhancing the effect of a real crowd praying.
This silk postcard has this message on the back "Dear Amy I hope you will keep the card as a souvenir of Rawalpindi and read mark learn and inwardly digest the reading Your with love Bill."
A thickly embossed and framed postcard, a treatment that seems to be more prevalent among hillstation postcards.