Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Vintage Photos-22

Farmer turning seed under in his soaked field as new rainstorm approaches - 1951


This photograph was taken by James Burke in October 1951 in Delhi.

People with umbrellas riding elephants during rainstorm - 1951

Photographer - James Burke


Kolkata (Calcutta) Monsoon - 1951
Two men bring their camels to the royal stables of Jaipur - 1929

Photographer:
Franklin Price Knott
From National Geographic Collection
A group of Afridi men train to be fighters - 1929

Photographer:
Franklin Price Knott
From National Geographic Collection
A high caste Hindu of Jaipur - 1926

Photographer:
Gervais Courtellemont
From National Geographic Collection


A group of cobblers work at the street market in Darya Khan Pakistan - 1929

Photographer:
Franklin Price Knott
From National Geographic Collection

A flower covered idol sits in the court of the Golden Temple, Benares (Varanasi) - 1926

Photographer: Gervais Courtellemont
From National Geographic Collection
 
A Brahman of Benares explains his faith - 1926

Photographer: Gervais Courtellemont
From National Geographic Collection

A Hindu girl poses for a photograph in a multicolored sari 1926

Photographer:
Gervais Courtellemont
Location: Agra
From National Geographic Collection
A group of fruit merchants present their food on a street in Bombay (Mumbai) - 1926

Photographer: Gervais Courtellemont
From National Geographic Collection

Four followers of Vishnu walk together in the street - 1926

Photographer: Gervais Courtellemont
From National Geographic Collection

Two Indian screen actors await a ride from an elephant in Amber - 1929

Photographer:
Franklin Price Knott
Place: Jaipur India
From National Geographic Collection

A young Kashmiri girl poses in her traditional attire - 1929

Photographer: Franklin Price Knott
From National Geographic Collection

A state elephant owned by the Maharaja of Jaipur - 1926

Photographer: Gervais Courtellemont
Location: Maharaja Palace, Jaipur India
From National Geographic Collection

A group of men stand in the street in Bombay - 1926

Photographer: Gervais Courtellemont
From National Geographic Collection

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