Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Vintage Photos-9

Men in Rickshaws - Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1890's
Source: ebay
Spot Where Tipu Sultan Died (Srirangapatna, Karnataka) - 1880's
Source: ebay
The Big Gun - Tajore (Thanjavur) 1880's
A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. This cannon was built during the reign of Raghunatha Nayak (1600 - 1645 AD), and it is said to be one of the largest cannons in the world. Source: ebay
Portrait of Group of Brahmans, of Parbu Caste - Lala Deen Dayal
Portrait of Man, Sadhu (Mendicant), Wearing Permanent Iron Collar - Nicholas Bros
View of Observatory Hill in Darjeeling Showing Habitations and Other Buildings - Bourne and Shepherd

View of Great Imambara and Jama Masjid Mosque Lucknow - Samuel Bourne 1863

Portrait of Mogul Man and Four Boys in Costume - Charles Shepherd 1862

Imperial Crown of India - 1937
Imperial Crown of India created by Garrard & Co. for Geroge V as Emperor of India to wear at the Delhi Durbar of 1911. The Crown was made at the cost of £60,000 (£4,530,137 as of 2011
Gateway Hussainnabad Lucknow - Samuel Bourne 1863

Four Men, Sadhus (Ascetics) or Fakirs (Mendicants) - Charles Shepherd 1862
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