Historic Photographs


  
  July 17 2006
This page is dedicated to Historical Photographs for us all to enjoy
Anyone with old photos of interest which they would like to share --the Editor would be delighted to receive them. Please e-mail me at Davidkoih@aol.com 		 



 

 

 

 

 

June 24 2007

This is a collection of Rare photographs from years past kindly sent in by Shalini Mehra of Camellia fame. The time frame is from 1864 to 1940

Rare INDIA

Train at 1895

Ambulance at Chennai 1940


Bank of Madras 1935


Car Showroom Chennai 1913


Andaman 1917


Karachi 1917


Multi complex Departmental Store 1883


Ford 1917


Hoogly( Calcutta ) 1915


Chennai Market (Kothaval Chawadi) 1939


Lahore 1864


Chennai Library 1913  (college studensama)


Chennai Marina beech  1913


Mumbai 1894


Mylapore-chennai -1939


Ooty 1905


Power Plant 1917


Karachi Theatre 1917


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We are indebted to one of our Correspondents for sending us the collection below

July 17 2006


View of the Hooghly from the High Court, Calcutta

 


Fort William 



Old Court House--1920


Calcutta 1870


The General Post Office Calcutta  -- 1906


 Calcutta,-- Avenue of Palms , Botanical Gardens 1906 

Bathing Ghat

 Old Bowbazar--Calcutta

Darjeeling early 20's

Government House Calcutta

Wellesly Place North - 1900

 


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Another collection of "Oldies" all from the mid 1800's


Descent from Ghoom to Darjeeling 


Pictured lithograph 1850--
showing Government house and Hoogly shipping


Pleasant walk near Tukvar in Darjeeling

William Princep 1837 
at his brother's Charles House on the Hugly


Litzhur House Barrackpore --
-Princep was on the Board of the Assam Company


Landing Ghat at Tezpore --1860


Khitmitgar (Table Servant) 1870


The Calcutta Secretariat built in the early 1800's

The Secretariat was also known as Writers Building and most of the young East India recruits worked in the building. There is a lot more info on the web but generally a 'Secretariat' in India means that it is a building where all the public servants are.  

 


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