A Coolie, Calcutta (Kolkata) - c1920's

A Coolie, Calcutta, a photo from c. the 1920's

Group of Pashtun Men and Boys - Afganistan 1880s

Group of Pashtun Men and Boys in Costume Outside Pole and Masonry Structure and Arched Entranceway OCT 1880

Creator: Simpson, B. Bourne and Shepherd

Group of Fakirs in Costume - Afganistan 1880

Group of Men, Fakirs, in Costume, One Man with Begging Bowl, Outside Entranceway to Structure OCT 1880
Place of creation: Afghanistan Kandahar

Creator: Simpson, B. Bourne and Shepherd

Skinning a Tiger - 1880s

Rest after Hunting - Burma (Myanmar) 1886

Anjuman-i-Islam School in Bombay (Mumbai) - c1890's

The school was designed by James Willcocks and overseen by Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. It was completed in 1893. The structure has a Indo-Saracenic style cupola. This prominant architectural feature can be observed in this exterior view of the building.

Source: British Library

Students and Teachers in a Class of the Elphinstone High School at Bombay (Mumbai) in Maharashtra - 1873

Marathi Students and Teacher

Parsee Students and Teacher

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European Mistress Seated in the Centre of a Group of Ten Female Students, Government Normal School, Bombay (Mumbai) - 1873

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Cathedral High School in Bombay (Mumbai) - c1890's

The New Cathedral High School was built by Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban (1839-1917). Murzban was born in Bombay and trained at the Engineering College in Pune. He oversaw the construction of the General Post Office and the Chief Presidency Magistrate’s Court in the city. This view of the school shows a four-storey structure articulated with arcades, balconies and a high pitched roof.

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Group of Girl Students from the Juggunath Shankarset Girls' School at Bombay (Mumbai) in Maharashtra - 1873

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Group of Girl Students of the Bhagwandas Purshottum Girls' School, Bombay (Mumbai) - 1873

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Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Building, Elphinstone College, Bombay (Mumbai) - c1870's

Elphinstone College is an institution of higher education affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Established in 1856, it is one of the oldest colleges of the University of Mumbai. It was exalted as a prestigious seat of learning during the British Raj and is generally observed for its vibrant alumni. It is reputed for producing several luminaries like Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Pherozshah Mehta, and Jamshedji Tata. It is further observed for having played a key role in spread of Western education in the Bombay Presidency.
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Side Entrance to a Temple - Tanjore, Tamil Nadu c1890's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

View of Varanasi Ghats, Temples and Architectures - c1870's

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British Officer and Group of Men - Afganistan 1878

Col Waterfield in Uniform and with Sword; And Group of Men in Costume with Sabers and Rifles Outside Tent OCT 1878
Creator: Simpson, B. Bourne and Shepherd

Afghani Men Outside Tents - 1878

Afghani Men, Mahomed Nyat Khan (Center) with Saber, and Alikhel Headsmen with Rifles, One with Shield, in Costume Outside Tents OCT 1878

Creator: Simpson, B. Bourne and Shepherd

Distant View of Divisional Parade on Queen Victoria's Sixtieth Birthday - Afganistan 24 MAY 1879

Distant View of Divisional Parade on Queen Victoria's Sixtieth Birthday - Afganistan 24 MAY 1879
Creator: Simpson, B. Bourne and Shepherd

Ranjit Singh's tomb from the top of Ranjit Singh's palace - Lahore c1860's - 1870's

This Albumen image was taken from Ranjit Singh’s palace in Lahore, Pakistan. It focuses on his tomb, and manages to capture a number of carts positioned in the courtyard. This gives a sense of activity rarely seen in early photographs. The fuzziness surrounding the carts would have been caused by people or livestock moving around the well.

Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) was a Sikh chief who was known as the Lion of the Punjab. He united the Sikh provinces and became the most powerful ruler in India. He was an important ally of the British.

Marble pavilion and old entrance to the fort - Lahore 1860-70's

Ranjit Singh built the marble pavilion in the tree-lined terraces of the Hazuri Bagh in Lahore in 1818. It was to provide a cool garden retreat where he could take refuge from the heat. The European gentleman in the pavilion is likely to be James Craddock, who often included himself in his photographs.

Photographed by Craddock, James in ca. 1860 - 1870

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Tram in Delhi

I found this rare picture in Life Archive hosted by google. I have no knowledge that once Delhi had Tram service. After searching Wikipedia I found this information.
From Wikipedia : March 6, 1908 and by 1921 there were 15 km of track and 24 cars. The system closed ca. 1963.

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View of Delhi Roads - Date Unknown

Delhi road with old Cars and Tanga (Date and Photographer Unknown)

Delhi Road with Tram and Watch Tower (Date and Photographer Unknown)

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Carring a Pilgrim in Himalaya - 1938

Carring a Pilgrim in Himalaya - 1938

Calcutta Tram - Date Unknown

Great Eastern Hotel in Old Court House Street - Calcutta (Kolkata)

Great Eastern Hotel in Old Court House Street - Calcutta

Old Court House Street Calcutta (Kolkata)

This picture is from Life Archive hosted by Google. No information available about date and photographer. This is a picture of Old Court House Street.

View of Esplanade in Calcutta (Kolkata)

Photograph of Esplanade area of Calcutta. Exact date and photographer unknown. source: Life Archive hosted by Google.

Palace in Calcutta (Kolkata) - Date Unknown

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Temple Chambers Building in Calcutta (Kolkata)

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Calcutta (Kolkata) Street Activities

Calcutta (Kolkata) Street Activity. Exact date and photographer unknown. From Life Archive hosted by google.

Vintage Photograph of Calcutta (Kolkata) High Court

Old Picture of Calcutta High Court from Life Archive hosted by Google. Exact date and photographer is unknown.

Horse-Drawn Vehicles Waiting Outside of a Calcutta (Kolkata) Office - Date Unknown

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Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) Hotel in Sri Lanka - c1880's

Adam's Peak  is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada. Know more in Wikipedia

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Little Prince Posing with a Hookah - Date Unknown

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with his Daughter Indira Arrived in London - 1938

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Signed Photograph of Pakistani Test Cricketer Hanif Mohammad - 1950's

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Cows in Temple Courtyard - Varanasi (Benares) c1890's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Signed Photograph of Indian Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar - 1979

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Shadi Bagiar at the Entrance to the Khyber Pass, Photograph Taken by John Burke in 1878

Shadi Bagiar at the Entrance to the Khyber Pass

Shadi Begiar, mouth of Khyber, Shadi Begiar, mouth of KhyberPhotograph taken from Sarkai Hill, left of Khyber pass

The Khyber Pass, extending for 33 miles (53 kms), is the most northerly and important of the passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, connecting Kabul and Peshawar. It runs through the arid and broken mountains which form the last spurs of the Safed Koh range of the Hindu Kush. Three miles beyond Jamrud is the entrance to the Pass from the opening called Shadi Bagiar. The Peshawar Valley Field Force entered the Pass traversing Shadi Bagiar.

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Lord and Lady Mountbatten in 1948

Lord and Lady Mountbatten, the last viceroy and vicereine of India, just prior to their departure from India (1948). CORBIS/Hulton-Deutsch Collection.

Members of India's Interim Government Outside the Council Room in the Vicerory's House, New Delhi - 1946

Government officials outside the Council Room in the Vicerory's House, New Delhi, shortly before their swearing-in ceremony. (L to r) Mr. Sarat Chandra Bose; Mr. Jagjivan Ram; Dr. Rajendra Prasad; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; Mr. Asaf Ali; Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru; Mr syed Ali Zahee.

A British Man Gets a Pedicure from an Indian servant

Various Photographs of Times of India Newspaper Office, Employees and Buildings in Bombay (Mumbai), Taken on the Occasion of the Diamond Jubilee in November 1898

The Times of India is the world's largest selling English-language daily newspaper. It is also third largest selling newspaper in any language in the world and the largest selling newspaper outside Japan. The Times of India is the most widely read English newspaper in India with a readership of 7.643 million.

The Times of India published its first edition on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. The paper published Wednesdays and Saturdays under the direction of Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian Reformist, and contained news from Britain and the world, as well as the Indian Subcontinent. In 1850, it began to publish daily editions.
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The below photographs were taken on the occasion of the newspaper's Diamond Jubilee (60 years) in November 1898 (2-3 photos may be from earlier period but published in same album). Please click on the photos to view high resolution versions.

Jobbing Composing Room

Reading room

Binding room

Editor's room

General office

Press room

Machinemen, pressmen and sepoys

Bookbinders, paging and ruling men

Employees of the Times of India newspaper posed on the steps of Mumbai Town Hall on the occasion of the newspaper's Diamond Jubilee (60 years), November 1898

News composing room

Clerks, Compositors and castors

Machine room No.3

Machine room No.2

Machine room No.1

Stereo and type casting room

General Manager's room

Ruling and paging room

Times of India Building opposite St Thomas's Cathedral, connected with Elphinstone Circle - July 1898

Times of India Building corner of Elphinstone Circle - Probably taken in c1880's

Source: British Library