Dec 22, 2015

Portrait of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das

Deshbandhu (Friend of the country) Chittaranjan Das (1870 - 1925) Was an important figure in Indian Independence Movement. He founded the Swaraj Pary and was the first Mayor of Calcutta Corporation.

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Post Card of an Indian Brahmin Woman - 1910's

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Kashmiri Woman Spinning - 1910's

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Women in an Ekka Carriage - Delhi

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Rail Station - Ambala Haryana India 1945

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Post Card of Two Tamil Women at Malaya

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Post Card of a Nepalese Coolie Woman

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Post Card of Indian Coolie Women - British India

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Dec 14, 2015

Hunting Cheetas at Baroda - 1895

Photograph of a group of three cheetahs with handlers at Baroda, Gujarat from the Curzon Collection, taken by an unknown photographer during the 1890s. Hunting with cheetahs was one of several royal sports traditionally favoured by Indian princes and continued during the 19th century. These animals belonged to the Gaekwar Sayaji Rao III (ruled 1875-1939), 12th Maharaja of Baroda.

Elephant with a golden ambari (howdah) at Baroda - 1895

Photograph of an elephant with a golden ambari at Baroda, Gujarat from the Curzon Collection, taken by an unknown photographer during the 1890s. The elephant was one of about 55 state elephants owned by the Gaekwar Sayaji Rao III (ruled 1875-1939), 12th Maharaja of Baroda. They were used in ceremonial processions and were granted to high officials as a mark of royal favour. In this side view, the elephant is caparisoned in cloth of gold and bears on its back the ambari, a throne or state howdah made of gold which only the largest and strongest elephants could support.

Elephant with golden howdah, Baroda - 1890

Photograph of an elephant with a golden ambari at Baroda in Gujarat, from the Lee-Warner Collection: 'Baroda views and buildings, c.1890' taken by an unknown photographer. The elephant was one of about 55 state elephants owned by the Gaekwar Sayaji Rao III (r.1875-1939), 12th Maharaja of Baroda. They were used in ceremonial processions and were granted to high officials as a mark of royal favour. In this side view, the elephant is shown caparisoned in cloth of gold and bears on its back the ambari, a throne or state howdah made of gold which only the largest and strongest elephants could support.