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Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India


Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Woman standing outside a house, possibly a member of domestic staff. Unknown location, possibly in Darjeeling or north Bengal.
Source: RCAHMS



Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Indian Men, possibly domestic servants, outside a building. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Interior view of office in Madras, India.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
View of group of people at an unknown location in India.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
A group of British tennis players photographed in India about 100 years ago.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Buildings on south east side of the Lal Dighi (BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie Square), Kolkata lit at night for the 1912British royal visit.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Riverside scene with bathers, looking north from Chatulal's Ghat towards Ram Chandra Goenka's Zenana (ladies) ghat, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Group gathered around sweet seller on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group includes non Bengalis, possibly visiting for a festival.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Jain Temple complex, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Group of women and children, probably on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group may be pilgrims from outside Bengal.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Fishing boat on the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Riverbank with bathers and ship, probably from Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Probable pilgrim with cow and calf, Kolkata. The High Court is visible in the background.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Riverside scene with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Riverside scene with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Seated group of sadhus at Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Group seated in two ferry canoes moored in stream. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Waterside with washer man and washing lines at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Group of washer men at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS
Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
Street hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl), Strand Road South, Kolkata. The High Court is in the left distance, the building behind could be the Volunteer HQ.
Source: RCAHMS

Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India from the British Raj Era
General Post Office (R) from across the Lal Dighi tank, Kolkata. The scaffolding could be for the lighting celebrating theBritish royal visit in 1912; and pictured left is Telegraph Office, 
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