India Collection (page 110)

Lawrence Defends Lucknow

Indian Mutiny, Soldiers
Loyal Indian sepoys at rifle practice

Events / India / Calicut
The European (Portuguese trading) settlement at Calicut

Alexander Citadel Attack
Alexander the Great attacks the citadel on the Indus

George Curzon / Anon Photo
GEORGE NATHANIEL MARQUESS CURZON Viceroy of India and statesman

India / Mysore Tombs 1890S
Mysore: tombs of Tippoo Sahib and Hyder Ali

The Coorg Harvest Festival, Madras, 1852
Engraving showing the Coorg Harvest Festival held in Madras, India, 1852. This festival was an annual event held just prior to the farmers gathering the harvest

W. Edrich and N. W. D. Yardley going out to bat, Lahore, 1937
Photograph of W. Edrich and N.W.D. Yardley walking out to open the innings for the Lord Tennyson XI, in the match against an All-India XI, held at Lahore, 1937

K. S. Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933)
Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, the famous Indian-born cricketer, who played for England, Sussex and the MCC between 1893 and 1920

Policeman and Children, West India Docks, London, 1936
Photograph showing a policeman surrounded by children from the East End of London, prior to their setting off on a day trip to the countryside, at West India Docks, London, 1936

The Great Temple of Madura, India, 1930
Photograph showing the monumental sculpture of the Hindu Temple at Madura, India, c.1930. This temple was dedicated to Siva (Sundareshwara) and the fish-eyed goddess Minakshi

Pearl Fishing
Pearl fishing at Tuticorin (known at that time as Toute Coryn) in southern India

Iran / India Mscript
Page from a book of Sunni devotional poetry, scribed in nasta liq script from northern India or eastern Persia. The miniature may show a teacher giving instruction

Sir John Lawrence
Sir JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE Military commander and governor-general of India

Cannanore, India
(or Kananur) Seaport on Malabar coast, SW India, visited by Vasco da Gama 1498, Portuguese fort built here in 1505

Ramadan Crowd, Delhi
A huge crowd of Muslim pilgrims gathered outside Delhi Mosque, India on the last day of Ramadan

Alexander Duff
ALEXANDER DUFF Scottish missionary in India

Indian Camel Ride
In India during the Raj, there was no need for children to go to a zoo for a camel ride

Victor 9th Earl of Elgin
VICTOR ALEXANDER BRUCE, ninth earl of ELGIN Statesman and diplomat, Viceroy of India 1894 - 99

Grand Dinner to General Sir Charles J. Napier, at the London
Banquet held by the directors of the East India Company at the London Tavern in honour of Sir Charles Napiers appointment as commander of the British army in the East Indies

Saving Guns at Maiwand
BATTLE OF MAIWAND Saving the guns : though the British force was defeated by the Afghans, they were able to retreat to Kandahar in relatively good order

The Express Mail Train, 1844
Engraving showing the Mail train from Folkestone to London, with three lights on the front to indicate that its the Express train, carrying post from India and the Far East

Sacred Cow, Tanjore
Cows are sacred to Hindus : this statue of the Sacred Cow is at Tanjore, India

Native Allies
The Allies native allies - from India and Africa - are none too pleased to be taken prisoners by the Germans in the first winter of the war

Boatmen on the Malabar Coast, India, 1877
Engraving of several native oared vessels, one named the Calicut, as used on the Malabar Coast of India, circa 1877. In the background can be seen two, double masted, lanteen sailing dhows

Cholera in Hamburg
Linen being left with customs officers for disinfection. Many precautions were taken in preventing the spread of cholera. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Cholera in Egypt
Scene in the courtyard of a house in Cairo. The patients were laid in the courtyard partly because of the cooler temperatures and also because the occupants were afraid of infection

Cholera quarantine at Marseilles
Quarantine for officers of ships that are in detention, visited by their wives and children. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Cholera in France
Quarantine precautions at Marseilles on the arrival of a ship from the east. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

The Cholera epidemic in France
Passengers from Toulon and Marseilles being fumigated at the Paris station of the Lyons and Mediterranean railway. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Koh I Noor Diamond 1851
Koh-I-Noor diamond: Mountain of Light in its original setting & the Durra-I-Noor diamond: Sea of Light, made by the East India Company

Bournes River Steam Train, 1849
Engraving of John Bournes proposal for a River Steam Train for use on the rivers of India, 1849. At that time, India had a poor transport network and Mr

Bombay Fishing Boat
Two-masted sailing boat used by the fishermen of Bombay

Bombay Dinghy
Sailing dinghy of Bombay

Al-Mohurram Festival
The Al-Mohurram festival in India : the procession passes through the streets, headed by an elephant

Racial / India / Surat C1700
An Indian couple from Surat

Racial / India / Saheb 1920
Maharaja Saheb in his regalia

Racial / India / Jar Carry
Two Indian women carrying jars are approached by a handsome young man

Racial / India / Kapurthala
The Maharaja of Kapurthala and the Viceroy

Handley Page Hannibal
With the near-identical HP42W (= western, i.e. European) Heracles, the stately HP42E (= eastern) Hannibal class are the flagships of Imperial Airways on routes to India etc

James Anderson, Botanist
JAMES ANDERSON - Physician- general to the East India Company, made valuable medical innovations in India, important studies of insects and crop introduction

Parsee Marriage, India
A marriage ceremony among the Parsis (Parsees), followers of Zoroaster, in India. A female sitar player provides a musical accompaniment

The Stamp Galop features stamps from Western Australia and Bavaria, India, the Papal States and more - evidence of the passion for philately in the Victorian home

Mr. Lairds ship-building yard, Liverpool
Engraving of Mr. Lairds ship-building yard in Liverpool. Iron ship-building on an extensive scale originated from this prolific ship-yard

Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock
Illustration by A. Forestier showing unemployed men being engaged as dock labourers at West India Dock, London. Many aspects of dock work were relatively unskilled

Sydenham Crystal Palace
Charles Goodyears India- Rubber Court : at first some attempt is made to house exhibits like those of the Great Exhibition, but activities soon diversify

India / Jaipur Palace 1994
Jaipur: Maharadja Sawai Palace

Indian Boxing 1876
A particularly vicious form of boxing in India, where two men fight wearing spikes on their knuckles; the result is rather bloody

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