1900-1909

The Taj Mahal, Agra

The Taj Mahal, Agra

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known as Bangabandhu, the leader of Bangladesh's Independence movement, had this description of visiting the Taj in 1946:

"We left the hotel soon after we had taken our baths since we were all eagerly looking forward to

Zalra Tank, Ajmere

Zalra Tank, Ajmere

Better known as the Jhalra natural water tank adjacent to the tomb of the 13th century Sufi Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti. Hundreds of thousands of people come here each year for the urs (the anniversary of the death) of a Sufi saint.

Quetta Fort

Quetta Fort

Among the earliest postcards of British Baluchistan, whose capital Quetta was leased from the Khan of Kalat in the 19th century. Bremner was one of the earliest photographers in the cantonment, having come out in the 1890s from Scotland.

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