Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Vintage Photos-25

Richly dressed elephant from Khairpur, in the great Durbar Camp - Delhi 1903
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Native Princes in the Grand State Entry - Delhi Durbar 1903
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

A Street Scene in Delhi - 1907
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Professor [James] Ricalton stereographing the great Durbar, Delhi, India - 1903
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Professor [James] Ricalton and two of his Cashmere friends at the Durbar, Delhi, India - 1903
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Small locomotive used to draw cane cars 2 ft. gauge - India
Date : Probably from early 20th Century
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Shiva Temple - Tanjore, India
Date Unknown
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Cobra Charming - India
Date Unknown
Standing Portrait of a Indian Man - Date Unknown
Published between ca. 1890 and 1923
Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Brahman priest painting his forehead with the red and white marks of his sect and caste - Early 20th Century
Source: Library of Congress Watson's Hotel Bombay (Mumbai) - 19th Century Photograph

Watson's Hotel, currently known as the Esplanade Mansion, is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. It is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay). Named after its original owner, John Watson, the building was fabricated in England and constructed on site between 1860 and 1863. (Wikipedia)

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