Indian workers were brought over by the British to the West Indian island of Jamaica between 1845 and 1917. Roughly 37,000 people were brought over under an indentured labor system, where they had to work on mostly sugar estates, where strict
Upper Topa in the Murree Hills was established by the British during colonial rule as a military base, and today hosts the Military College Murree at an altitude of over 2,000 metres.
A muleteer in World War I was a mule driver/handler employed by an army’s transport services to move supplies (and sometimes evacuate wounded) using pack mules, especially where roads were poor and wheeled vehicles couldn’t operate.
La Martiniere was intended as a palace, became a tomb and is now a school.
La Martinere of Lucknow consists of two schools, one for the boys and another for girls, located on different campuses.
Probably built in the early 20th century, the Public Works Department built and maintained most of the civic infrastructure in Lahore during the colonial period, including courts, colleges and museums.
Known as the 'Old Fort' of Delhi, the Purana Qil'a, lies on the eastern edge of Delhi, along the river Jumna.
[Original German] Ein Tamulenjungling im Festschmuck, Ostindien. [A Tamil boy in festive adornment]
A memorable portrait by a German missionary organization.
Informative preaching sessions in villages were usually held in the central part of the villages by American and British missionaries.
A standard depiction of the colony as a trunk full of raw materials, this series seems to have been started in the 1900-1910 period and persisted into the 1940s.
This postcard is postmarked Anerle, May 5, 1942 and sent to a Miss Pound, Jubilee
Bhistees supplied water to households and regiments
In the past, water carriers used cured hides of animals to carry water. Today animal hides have been replaced by bottles and jars of plastic.
