1-The Jama Masjid in Delhi , Standing on the Bho Jhala (one of Shahjahanabad's two hills) in Old Delhi, this mosque is one of the largest mosques in India
2-Gateway to the Mosque and Kutab Minar near Delhi ,
3-A view of Old Court House Street in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, 1865. St Andrew's Church can be seen at the end of the street (left)
4-Great Eastern Hotel, Old Court House Street, Calcutta
5-Early autotype of port blair, andaman island in the bay of bengal, india,
6-Sikh temples at Amritsar in Punjab , This image is of the 'Golden Temple' at Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab. Standing in the middle of a sacred pool known as the 'Amrit Sarovar' at the centre of the old part of Amritsar,
7-The Bath of the Widows at Benares - Uttar Pradesh, Founded by the Hindu God Shiva
8-Nawab Nawasish Ali Khan KCSI and cousin, India, 1890.
9-Indian cavalrymen, 1896. Guides' Cavalry (Queen's Own) of the North West Frontier
10-circa 1900 The Raja arrives to inspect the aeroplanes which flew over earlier.
11-The spiritual leaders of the sadhus no longer only parade on elephant backs but also in jeeps or old American cars during the Kumbha Mela Festival in Haridwar, India.
12-Street side view of buildings depicting Indo-colonial architecture, Old sadar bazaar, Old Delhi, India
13-India, Ramshackle buildings line a winding road at a bazaar in Mussoorie. A European woman visits the market stalls, pulled along in a rickshaw by uniformed Indian servants
14-Vintage,antique, Victorian Stereoview card from circa 1900 India through the stereoscope.1903
15-Two Muslim Indians one well dressed the other in very worn torn cloths both wearing Khulla hats a cone shaped material hat with pagri ( turban ) wrapped around standing beside railway line. India 1900s
16-Victorian stereoview card from circa 1900, historic social image. Her Excellency Lady Curzon and His Highness the Maharajah of Cashmere leaving Museum in Cashmere; Kashmir, India
17-Hunting party posing with the days bag, India, 1903
18-Clive Street, Calcutta', circa 1905. View of buildings in Calcutta, (now Kolkata), Bengal, India. It is thought that Robert Clive (1725-1774), who ended the seige on the Old Fort in 1757, lived here
19-The coronation of Prince Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji or Ranji of Nawanagar, riding in his silver carriage, at the Durbar in Delhi, circa 1907. Ranji played Test cricket for England, first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Sussex
20-A bazaar scene at Bhagalpur in Bihar, India, 1908.
21-The Kashmiri Gate at Delhi, The 'Kasmiri Gate' so-called as it faces Kashmir, was built by Shah Jahan and stands at the northern end of old Delhi. The battered gateway has survived and is now the entrance to the interstate bus termin
22-A vintage postcard featuring an Indian schoolboy pointing to his native country on a large globe, circa 1920.
23-A bullock tanga or two-wheeled cart conveying two gentlemen in India, circa 1920
24-Veiled Begum Greets Prince With Pomp. The meeting between Prince of Wales and the veiled Begum of Bhopal, the only woman ruler of Asia was one of the most interesting features of the Prince's India visit.
25-August 1923 A group of Indians who are making a stand against salt tax including Englishwoman Dr Annie Besant, centre, (1847 - 1933) who believes that this is the begining of the fight for home rule in India
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