Rare Photographs
 12 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
Bird's-eye view of the tombs at Khuldabad - 1868

Photograph of tombs at Rauza in Maharasthra, taken by Henry Mack Nepean in 1868, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. Rauza, or Khuldabad, meaning ‘Heavenly Abode’ is an old walled town renowned for its onion-domed tombs. The tow... Read More
 12 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad - 1890

View of the entrance to the chamber of Aurangzeb's Tomb photographed from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of Caves of Ellora and Dowlatabad Fort in H.H. the Nizam's Dominions' taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s. Aurangzeb's Tomb (d.1707) is situated at Rauza or ... Read More
 12 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
The Paradise Cottage (Rest house), Rauza - 1890

Photograph of the Paradise Cottage (Rest house) and a number of tombs, Rauza, Maharashtra from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of Caves of Ellora and Dowlatabad Fort in H.H. the Nizam's Dominions' taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s. Rauza or Khuldaba... Read More
 12 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
Pavilions in Aurungzeb's pleasure gardens, Khuldabad (Rauza) - 1868

Photograph of pavilions at Khuldabad photographed by Henry Mack Nepean in 1868, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. Rauza, or Khuldabad, meaning ‘Heavenly Abode’ is an old walled town in Maharashtra renowned f... Read More
 9 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
Ahalya Bai's Ghat on the River Ganges, Varanasi - 1883

Photograph of Ahalya Bai's Ghat on the River Ganges, Varanasi from the Kitchener of Khartoum Collection: 'Views of Benares. Presented by the Maharaja of Benares' by Babu Jageswar Prasad in 1883. Ahalya Bai's Ghat was named after the Queen ... Read More
 7 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
Palace of Maharaja of Indore, Benares
[Zürich] [1896]

Source: Zentralbibliothek Zürich Read More
 6 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
Photograph of what is probably the chhatri or cenotaph of a queen of the Holkar dynasty of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, taken by G.W. Lawrie and Company in the 1880s, part of the Bellew Collection of Architectural Views.

Indore, now a major industrial city known for its textiles and second city o... Read More
 2 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
The Church, Delhi - 1860s
Delhi, India

Samuel Bourne, born 1834 - died 1912 (photographer)

Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative

This photograph shows St James's Church. It was built in 1836 by James Skinner, one of the British community, and was the first church in Delhi. Th... Read More
 2 Mar 2013 Rare Photographs
St.James's Church, Delhi - Showing damage caused by the Mutiny fighting - 1858

Photograph of St. James's Church in Delhi from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. St James Church was commissioned by Co... Read More
 17 Feb 2013 Rare Photographs
On November 25, 1800, Krishna Pal, a thirty-six year old Indian carpenter, had dislocated his arm, and Dr. John Thomas, the first missionary to India from the Baptist Missionary Society, set Krishna Pal's arm, and, along with Joshua Marshman, spoke to him about the Christian faith. Later, Krish... Read More
 13 Feb 2013 Rare Photographs
Ayurvedic medicines being prepared in a traditional Asthavaidya setting (mid 20th century)

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 3 Feb 2013 Rare Photographs
LOKARANJAN MAHAL, Mysore - 1865

This is one of the oldest Palaces in Mysore built by HH. Sri. Mummadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar around 1850-60. Zoo was part of this palace till it was thrown open for public by his adopted son HH. Sri. Chamarajanedra Wadiyar. It also served as Royal School for many ye... Read More
 27 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
"Here are some more images from the films taken by Nicol Smith: Lord Mountbatten in meetings; Khawaja Hasan Nizami showing Nizamuddin Dargah; Nizami's Imam showing where a bullet shot at point blank missed Nizami and lodged in a wall; Nehru's residence; B/W photograph of 'The Ritz' houseboat on ... Read More
 27 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
A young boy holding up a piece of uranium ore.

My 1947 Partition Day films contain, what I believe is the first filmed CIA mission by Nicol Smith. The communists were paying lots of money for uranium ore; here is a young boy holding up uranium. This is two years before the Russians had their fir... Read More
 26 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
A sampling of Nicol Smith's rare and probably 'never-seen-before' photos from the private collection of Dean Robinson, California. Read More
 19 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
Glacier on banks of Weinghin [Hanle] river - 1860

Photograph of the glacier on the banks of the Weinghin (Hanle) river from the 'Crofton Collection: Topographical and architectural views mostly in India', taken by an unknown photographer in the 1860s. The Hanle River is a tributary of the Indu... Read More
 19 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
Yarkund Mission, Palace and Monastery, Leh - 1873

This photograph, looking towards the rocky outcrop on which the palace and monastery of Leh, the capital of Ladakh, stand was taken by Edward Francis Chapman in 1873 and is from an album which forms part of the collection of Sir James Robert Du... Read More
 18 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
Capitol of Asoka's column

Taken at Sanchi and neighbouring places in central India in the 1880s. A detail of sculptural fragments (capital from Asoka's column) near the Southern gateway at the great stupa at Sanchi.

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 16 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
Ancient pillar found in Fort, Allahabad - 1870

Photograph of a carved stone column in Allahabad, from an Album of Miscellaneous views in India, taken by Thomas A.Rust in the 1870s. Allahabad, located on the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna, is an important place of Hindu pilgrimage. The for... Read More
 16 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
Detail of two sculptured architraves from Garhwa, Allahabad District - 1875

Photograph of two sculptured architraves from Garhwa, Allahabad District, taken by Joseph David Beglar in the 1870s. The town of Garhwa is rich in the remains of Gupta monuments and sculptures. A large number of sculpt... Read More
 15 Jan 2013 Rare Photographs
Seth Lachman Das Ghat, Mathura - 1903

Mathura, on the banks of the river Yamuna 150 kms south of Delhi, is a sacred city for Hindus. Established as far back as 600 BC, it was famous as an important city of the Kushana empire in the 1st century AD, and when the Chinese traveller HIUEN TSANG visit... Read More