Karachi Collection

The Union Flag over the Lucknow Residency
On 15 August, 1947, British India ended and the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being under Independence. New flags were raised at the new capitals, Delhi and Karachi respectively

105th Mahratta Light Infantry - Christmas and New Year card
105th Mahratta Light Infantry. Christmas and New Year card - Karachi 1922.. Commemorative Art

Aerial view, Bunder Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Aerial view, Bunder Road (now M. A. Jinnah Road), Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan, on a busy day. Date: circa 1950

Killarney Hotel, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1935

Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi, British India
Hindu Gymkhana, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Karachi, Sindh, British India (now in Pakistan), built in Mughal-Revival style. It was originally a club for the Hindu upper classes

Pakistan - Karachi, Swaminarain Hindu Temple
The Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi - a Hindu temple that belongs to the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday and is the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan

St Patricks School, Karachi, British India
St Patricks School, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1900

Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee Camp
Separated or orphaned children at a refugee camp in Karachi set up for Muslims fleeing from India to Pakistan

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IVA G-ALDK (msn 12, XJ281, 'Helena'), of Britavia at Blackbushe Airport. ALDK was damaged beyond repair 8 May 1956, on landing at Drigh Road, Karachi

Napier Barracks, Karachi, British India
Napier Barracks, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1908

Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E
Engineers Working on a Pia Hawker Siddeley Hs-121 Trident 1E During Maintenance in a Hangar at Karachi, Pakistan Date: 1960s

de Havilland Dove AP-AGJ
de Havilland Dove 2B AP-AGJ (msn 04084), of Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. at Karachi Airport, in storage, prior to sale in the UK, with Dove G-AJBI and Heron G-AOGO of Morton Air Services

Crocodiles at Sufi shrine of Manghopir, near Karachi, Pakistan, c. 1890 s
Crocodiles at Sufi shrine of Manghopir, near Karachi, Pakistan, c.1890 s

Eduljee Dinshaw Charity Hospital, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1908

Mereweather Clocktower, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1908

Empress Market, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1920

Khalikdina Hall and Library, Karachi, British India
The Ghulam Hoosain Khalikdina Hall and Library, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1935

King Edward VII Memorial, Karachi, British India
King Edward VII Memorial, in front of Frere Hall, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1920

Maghar Pier and old tombs, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1920

Gymkhana Club, Karachi, British India
Gymkhana Club, an officers club in Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1920

Sind Club, Karachi, British India
Sind Club, a gentlemens club in Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1910

Cantonment Railway Station, Karachi, British India - view across the platform. Date: circa 1908

Douglas B-26B Invader N202PP (msn 27847, ex 44-34568), of Purolator Products. 1945: Built as a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader for the United States Army Air Force, re-designated B-26B in 1948

Air mail leaving Croydon for Karachi, India 1929
The first air mail service between Croydon, England and Karachi, India. Inaugurated by Armstrong-Siddeley Argosy air liner of Imperial Airways, arriving on 6 April. Date: 30 March 1929

Carlton Hotel, Karachi, British India
Carlton Hotel and street scene, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Queen Victoria Monument, Karachi, British India
Aerial view of the Queen Victoria Monument, with soldiers on parade, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1930

Fort and Lighthouse, Manora Point, Karachi, British India
Fort and Lighthouse, Manora Point, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1900

Vessel in Port - Karachi, Pakistan
Smart steam vessel in Port - Karachi, Pakistan - possibly the arrival/departure of a notable foreign dignitary? Date: circa 1909

The Royal Artillery Lines and Barracks, Karachi, Pakistan
The Royal Artillery Lines with Royal Artillery Barracks, Karachi, Pakistan (at this stage the N.W.F.P - Northern India). Date: circa 1905

Karachi, Pakistan - Section of the Passenger Pier
Manora Point, Karachi Harbour, Pakistan - Section of the Passenger Pier. Note the Time Ball on top of the Church Tower, which signalled a certain point in the ball. Date: circa 1908

Karachi Frog
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Port of Pakistan building at night, Karachi, Pakistan
Port of Pakistan building (Karachi Port Trust) at night, Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Date: circa 1950

Holy Trinity Church, Karachi, British India
Holy Trinity Church, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1900

Landing stage, Kiamari, Karachi, British India
Landing stage with dhows and a clock tower, Kiamari (Kemari), Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1920

Passenger Landing Stage - Kiamari (Kemari), Pakistan - near Karachi. Date: circa 1910s

Cover design, Imperial Airways, Cairo, Baghdad, Karachi Air Service. 20th century

Photographic print envelope
Photographic film envelope advertising Kodak and Brownie cameras, with the developers name and address: R Jalbhoy, Elphinstone Street, Karachi, India

Amy Johnson solo flight London to Australia
In May 1930 Amy Johnsons six-day flight from Croydon, London to Karachi, set a new record for a solo flight to India. Amy standing infront of the Gipsy moth aeroplane " Jason"

From England to India by air in a week by G. H. Davis
A service so regular that it has become matter of fact. From England to India by air in a week. An amazing contrast to the first cross-Channel flight in 1909

Royal tour to Pakistan
Photographs from Queen Elizabeth IIs royal tour of Pakistan: the ladies reception in Karachi, the boat take to the Water Palace of the Maharajah of Udaipar (India)

de Havilland DH66 G-aRY City of Karachi - Imperial Airways
de Havilland DH66, G-aRY, City of Karachi, of Imperial Airways

de Havilland DH66 G-EBMX City of Delhi - Imperial Airways
de Havilland DH66, G-EBMX, City of Delhi, of Imperial Airways, leaving Heliopolis for Karachi

Handley Page HP42E G-aUD Hanno at Karachi
Handley Page HP42E, G-aUD, Hanno at Karachi

Karachi, Pakistan - Bunder Road Date: circa 1930s

Karachi, Pakistan - Street scene Date: circa 1940s

Erskine Wharf - Wheat Export Yard, Karachi, Pakistan (still India at this stage). Date: circa 1909

Karachi - Camel Train
A Camel Train - Karachi. In 1937, Karachi was in India - became part of newly created Pakistan in 1947. The camels appear to be carrying large bundles of reeds

Crocodile Worship
Gharials are sacred in Karachi, Pakistan

Racial / Pakistan / Beggar
Blind Beggar in Karachi, Pakistan

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