Rare & Old Photos of India - Interesting & thought provoking!!

[Marshmallow]

He looks frail and sick and died the following year. NVM anyway.. I will delete my comment


NVM

had bad day at work?

 

[Ragnar]

had bad day at work?

Work.. LoL. I play dumb and let my boss do all the work! Within limits it works fine.

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Sir CV Raman explaining the Raman effect,1953

 

[dexter]

Pics of Present day Paksitani cities when in United India.

1930: Press Photo - Congress Nationalists selling salt in #Karachi

1920-30s: River Indus near Mari Indus

1930-40s: Outside Bikaneri Gate (now Farid Gate) - #Bahawalpur

1920-30s: St Mary's Cathedral - #Multan,

1920-30s: Street Scene - #Rawalpindi

1929: Street Scene - #Peshawar

1930s: View of Hyderabad - #Sindh

1940s: A view at #Abbottabad / #Muree Hills

1910-20: A View at Railway Station in #Balochistan

1941: A World War II Soldier Photo with letter from Iraq to #Karachi
"Probably photo taken in Irag (world war 1941) and sent by a Mr Zakir to his brother from Karachi"

 

[scorpionx]

A very rare photograph of Jim Corbett (extreme left), Capt Feddy Young & Col Wood having lunch after a duck shoot in the Ganga Khadar of distt Bijnor, photo taken during the period when Sultana was being hunted down. Corbett was selected in the hunting team for his unmatched skills to track down tigers in deep jungles. Sultana was considered to be "Robinhood of India" back in 30's.

 

[dexter]

1930s: Entrance to #Peshawar Cantt

1940s: Roadside Doctor - #Karachi

1947: Muslim Refugees at Delhi Jamia Masjid

1920-30s: Imperial Customs Office - #Karachi

1940-41: Visiting #Murree Hills in Winter

1900s: Head Office & Show Room - Nusserwanjee & Co. #Karachi

1910s: Hanna Lake - #Quetta

1900s: Elphinstone Street - #Karachi

1918: First All India Israelite League meeting held in #Karachi

The league provided support to 650 B’nei Israel Jews living in the province of Sind at that time.

1920-30s: Lower Barian Football Ground - Murree

 

[ExtraOdinary]

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A very rare photograph of Jim Corbett, Capt Feddy Young & Col Wood having lunch after a duck shoot in the Ganga Khadar of distt Bijnor, photo taken during the period when Sultana was being hunted down. Corbett was selected for his unmatched skills to track down tigers in deep jungles. Sultana was considered to be "Robinhood of India" back in 30's.

I heard lots of stories in childhood about Sultana daku from my par-nani, she is still alive, would be around 91 right now.

There is a place in forests around Dehradun called Robber's Cave. It is now a picnic spot. Back in the days it used to be one of the hiding places for Sultana and his gang.

 

[scorpionx]

I heard lots of stories in childhood about Sultana daku from my par-nani, she is still alive, would be around 91 right now.

There is a place in forests around Dehradun called Robber's Cave. It is now a picnic spot. Back in the days it used to be one of the hiding places for Sultana and his gang.

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Wow!! That place looks as a perfect hide out for dacoits. I came to know about Sultana in Jim Corbett's autobiography. He was a master of disguise, a magnanimous figure with a lot of romantic mysticism attached with his personality. Corbett's account on hunting him down is a fantastic read.

 

[dexter]

23 April 1930: Qissa Khwani massacre in #Peshawar when British troops opened fire on native protesters.

[Photo]: Troops entering Qissa Khwani Bazaar

It was one of the defining moments in the non-violent struggle of the Indian independence movement. It was the first major confrontation between British troops and non-violent demonstrators in the peaceful city — The exact number of deaths remains controversial — several hundred were killed, with many more wounded.

1900s: School of Agriculture - Lyallpur (now #Faisalabad)

1910s: Sandeman Library - Sibi - #Balochistan

1920-30s: Soldiers' Home - Upper Topa - #Murree

1920-30s: Khartoum Barracks - #Nowshera

1900s: Two Miles an Hour on A Tonga

April 21, 1938 - Funeral Procession of Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Lahore

1946: Landship built and donated to #Karachi Sea Scouts by late Jamshed Nuserwanjee

1930s: Street View - Camel Carts in #Karachi

 

[dray]

so India was all about Bollywood then and is about Bollywood only even today

tut tut

You should cut down on PDF and concentrate on studies.

I havent read them and i think i wouldnt either because all they talk about is Bollywood and Vegge recipes ....what's there for me to read han?

who is this old man? he looks like Santa Claus or Mirza Ghalib!

I bet his Topi's/Cap's color is red too!

Some freedom fighter heyna?

 

[dexter]

1905: An English Couple on Drive in #Sialkot

1910-20s: Command and Staff College - #Quetta

1920-30s: Exterior View of Railway Station #Rawalpindi

1940s: Sadar Bazar - #Peshawar

1930s: A View at #Karachi

1910s: GHARRIAL BARRACKS - #Murree Hills

1920: Prince of Wales in #Peshawar

1920-30s: Frere Hall - #Karachi

1900s: Sandeman Memorial Hall - #Quetta

1880s: Railway Station - #Lahore

 

[dray]

Beautiful pics. Thanks to OP. Great to see you value your heritage.

@anant_s don't spoil it mate by posting your actor-actress vintage pics.Thanks.

Nice thread @DRAY, Shows that Indian heritage includes a very important aspect of it's colonial heritage. As it does for most of the region

Could be more worthy if pics of Bollywood or recent Cricketers are avoided.. Takes the gloss away

When I started this thread, my intention was to post photos from India that are either rare, or old, or interesting, or thought provoking, vintage pics of actors-actresses or cricketers fall under the "Interesting" category!!

 

[Skull and Bones]

M.L.Jaisimha of India was the first batsman to bat on all five days of a Test

 

[Chronos]

So no old photos of the North-East and Karnataka, Tamil nadu or Andhra guys

 

[ExtraOdinary]

So no old photos of the North-East and Karnataka, Tamil nadu or Andhra guys

Passengers boarding a train at Madurai station - 1913

German Bombardment of Madras in WWI, 1914


Madras was the only Indian city to come under attack by forces of the Central Powers during WWI. The bombardment was initiated by the German light cruiser Emden at the start of the war in 1914.


Oil tanks on fire in the harbor following the bombardment of Madras by SMS Emden.