Feb 28, 2015

Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam Pond and Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu - c1890's

Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam Pond and Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu - c1890's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Indian Holy Men Sitting Together - Beares (Varanasi) c1890's

Indian Holy Men Sitting Together - Beares (Varanasi) c1890's
Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Rev. W.T. Williams and family at Gurdaspur

Rev. W.T. Williams and family at  Gurdaspur
Source: Ebay Seller history-cellar

View of General Post Office and Writers' Building (in distance) - Calcutta (Kolkata) c1880's

View of General Post Office and Writers' Building (in distance) - Calcutta (Kolkata) c1880's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Feb 26, 2015

Girls Auditioning (Screen Test) for Hindi Movie - Kardar Productions 1951

Photographs of Hindi movie director A R Kardar of Kardar Productions taking screen test of new girls for his movie in 1951. A R Kardar (Abdul Rashid Kardar) was director of famous movies like Shahjehan (1946), Dillagi (1949), Dulari (1949), Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966) etc. IMDB link

These photographs were taken by James Burke for Life Magazine. The Life archive hosted by Google wrongly documented the date of these photographs as 1941, but probably these photos were taken in 1951.

Girls Auditioning (Screen Test) for Hindi Movie - Kardar Productions 1951


Girls Auditioning (Screen Test) for Hindi Movie - Kardar Productions 1951



Girls Auditioning for Hindi Movie

Girls Auditioning for Hindi Movie


Girls Auditioning for Hindi Movie


















Source: Life Archive hosted by Google

Feb 24, 2015

Group Photograph of Palky Bearers - Circa 1860's

Group Photograph of Palky Bearers - Circa 1860's
Source: 19cphoto.com
Contributor: Anthony Davis (antiqphoto@earthlink.net)

Vintage Photograph of a Tibetan Family - 1870

Vintage Photograph of a Tibetan Family - 1870
Source: 19cphoto.com
Contributor: Anthony Davis (antiqphoto@earthlink.net)

Maharajah of Gwalior on a Royal Carriage - November 1936

Maharajah of Gwalior on a Royal Carriage - November 1936

Maharajah of Gwalior on a Royal Carriage - November 1936
Source: 19cphoto.com
Contributor: Anthony Davis (antiqphoto@earthlink.net)

Albumen Photograph of Indian Ladies - Circa 1860's

Albumen Photograph of Indian Ladies - Circa 1860's
Source: 19cphoto.com
Contributor: Anthony Davis (antiqphoto@earthlink.net)

Various Photographs of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in New Delhi May 1946

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

 Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of India's Moslem League, at mike, wearing a monocle as he reads from paper during a political speech

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of India's Moslem League, with his sister, arriving at a political meeting

Palatial home of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Palatial home of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of India's Moslem League, as his sister poses at front entrance.

Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of India's Moslem League, dressed in Western-style suit, in the study of his palatial home

Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of India's Moslem League, with pipe in his mouth, dressed in Western-style suit, in the study of his palatial home

Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of India's Moslem League, dressed in Western-style suit, in the study of his palatial home.

Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
Source: Life archive hosted by Google

Feb 23, 2015

Undated Studio Photograph of Indian Men, Women and Children

Undated Studio Photograph of Indian Men, Women and Children

Source: Ebay Seller expoman

Indian Bullock Cart with Passengers

Indian Bullock Cart with Passengers

Source: Ebay Seller expoman

Group of Villagers - India c1880's

Group of Villagers - India c1880's
Source: Ebay Seller expoman

Girls School in Jaipur, Rajasthan - c1870-80's

Girls School in Jaipur, Rajasthan - c1870-80's

Girls School in Jaipur, Rajasthan - c1870-80's

Front Entrance To The Residency - Lucknow c1900's

Front Entrance To The Residency - Lucknow c1900's

Source: Ebay Seller clode2903

Jewels From The Ramanatha Temple In India - c1930's

Jewels From The Ramanatha Temple In India - c1930's

Source: Ebay Seller clode2903

Vintage Photograph of Air India Aeroplane

Vintage Photograph of Air India Aeroplane
Source: ebay

East Pakistani Refugees (Woman and Child) in India - Krishnanagar 1971

East Pakistani Refugees (Woman and Child) in India - Krishnanagar 1971

East Pakistani refugees continue to flood into northern India and although the cholera outbreak has been brought under control, many are still dying as they journey toward Calcutta (Kolkata) - Krishnanagar India 1971 Press Photo

Source: ebay

Vintage Signed Photogaph of Indian Hindi Movie Actor Sadhana

Hindi Movie Actor Sadhana
Source: ebay